Today the
former Governor of Virginia, Robert McDonnell and his wife Maureen were
indicted by the Federal Government. The indictment could have come while he was
still in office but his lawyers somehow convinced the prosecutors to wait until
he finished his term. Why should they do this guy a huge favor by
allowing him to finish his term? If he had been a Democrat it would be a
scandal to put it off.
The 43 page
indictment will have you shaking your head. If the things claimed are true then
he and his wife should go to jail for a long time. They are accused of 14
counts of fraud, conspiracy and obstructing a federal investigation.
In a nut
shell as I understand it, this is what happened. Jonnie Williams, a business man
in Virginia gave the Governor and his wife lots and lots of money and gifts in
exchange for promoting his company and assisting with obtaining research grants. The list of
things received from Mr. Williams are unreal. The Governor said Mr. Williams was
his friend and saw nothing wrong with the gifts. This is the list from page 42
of the indictment;
The sum of not less than $140,805.46;
Black
Rebecca Minkoff shoes;
Black Louis
Vuitton shoes;
White Louis
Vuitton shoes;
Cream Louis
Vuitton purse;
Cream Louis
Vuitton wallet;
Silver Rolex
Watch engraved with "71s1 Governor of Virginia";
Yellow Peter
Som dress;
Blue Armani
jacket and two matching dresses;
Two Gold
Oscar de la Renta dresses;
Black Louis
Vuitton rain coat;
Gold Oscar
de le Renta sweater;
One pair of
Amelia Rose earrings;
One Gear
sweatshirt;
Two pairs of
Foot Joy golf shoes;
One
button-down Ralph Lauren shirt;
One white
Peter Millar golf shirt;
One baby
blue striped Peter Millar golf shirt;
One royal
blue Peter Millar golf shirt;
One aqua
Fairway Greene Tech golf shirt;
One white
striped Ralph Lauren golf shirt;
One Ping
University of Virginia golf bag;
One Ping
Kinloch golf bag;
One Sun
Mountain Notre Dame golf bag;
Two sets of golf
clubs;
One Heather
Mackenzie water color and frame;
Two iPhones;
and
30 boxes of
Anatabloc®.
The Governor
insists he has done nothing wrong. He says he has given it all back and he
never broke the law and he also apologized. My question is why did he give it
back and why is he sorry? If he did nothing wrong then why did he apologize.
How can an apology be sincere if he can’t understand what he did wrong?
I am sick
and tired of powerful people getting caught doing something wrong and they say “I’m
sorry” and give some of it back then go on about their business. When poor
people get caught they go to jail.
If you have
some time read the indictment. This is what happens when you think you are
above the law and drunk on power. He needs to sober up in a prison cell for 20
years.
