Former Governor Indicted

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.