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| Lesson: If you are a governor, don't ask someone who is seeking to profit from his association with you to use his Smith Mountain Lake summer house and drive his Ferrari while you are there. That's called a quid pro quo. This photo was an Exhibit in McDonnell's federal prosecution. |
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"Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell asked a judge for mercy for his wife, as well as himself, before being sentenced to two years in prison for public corruption.
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A jury in September convicted the McDonnells of corruption for taking more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from wealthy vitamin entrepreneur Jonnie Williams in exchange for promoting his products.
Prosecutors originally sought a sentence of more than 10 years for Bob McDonnell, whose lawyers recommended three years of community service.
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McDonnell is the first Virginia governor, and the 12th nationally, convicted of corruption, federal officials said."
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