RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, once a top Republican prospect for national office, faces sentencing Tuesday for selling the influence of his office to the CEO of a dietary supplements company. Prosecutors have recommended a prison term of at least 10 years for McDonnell, who was convicted of 11 public corruption counts. Defense attorneys have asked U.S. District Judge James Spencer to order three years of community service, arguing the federal investigation that destroyed his career and exposed details of his rocky marriage and shaky finances was punishment enough. More than 400 people have written letters asking the judge to spare McDonnell from prison - with former Democratic Gov. and current U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, co-workers, relatives and neighbors among them. Several, including two of the McDonnells daughters, placed much of the blame with Bob McDonnells wife
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 13:48:19 +0000
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