really nice stuff, more than $165,000 in loans and gifts, a lakefront home vacation, thousands of dollars of trips on a private jet, bob mcdonnell got to drive the ceo s white ferrari. bob mcdonnell got a gold rolex. there was a new york city shopping spree, including a suede jacket, a louis vuitton handbag, a nice designer dress for the first lady. there was a $10,000 catered chicken dinner. $7,000 worth of golf equipment and golf games for the governor and the boys. and lots, lots more, including multiple five-figure checks, made out to various mcdonnell s, under various auspices, all from the same businessman. all in all, we know of at least $165,000 in cash and prices that the governor and his family took from this one wealthy virginia businessman, just during the one term that bob mcdonnell has been governor. for months, federal prosecutors have been looking into whether governor mcdonnell took official action or implied that he might take official action to benefit
a private jet, bob mcdonnell got to drive the ceo s white ferrari. bob mcdonnell got a gold rolex. there was a new york city shopping spree, including a suede jacket, a louis vuitton handbag, a nice designer dress for the first lady. there was a $10,000 catered chicken dinner. $7,000 worth of golf equipment and golf games for the governor and the boys. and lots, lots more, including multiple five-figure checks, made out to various mcdonnell s, under various auspices, all from the same businessman. all in all, we know of at least $165,000 in cash and prices that the governor and his family took from this one wealthy virginia businessman, just during the one term that bob mcdonnell has been governor.
$165,000 in loans and gifts, a lakefront home vacation, thousands of dollars of trips on a private jet, bob mcdonnell got to drive the ceo s white ferrari. bob mcdonnell got a gold rolero. there was a new york city shopping spree, including a suede jacket, a louis vuitton handbag, a nice designer dress for the first lady. there was a $10,000 catered chicken dinner. $7,000 worth of golf equipment and golf games for the governor and the boys. and lots, lots more, including multiple five-figure checks, made out to various mcdonnell s, under various auspices, all from the same businessman. all in all, we know of at least $165,000 in cash and prices that the governor and his family took from this one wealthy virginia businessman, just during the one term that bob mcdonnell has been governor. for months, federal prosecutors have been looking into whether governor mcdonnell took official action or implied that he might
a company that received in return what virginia newspapers are calling special handling from the governor s office. after setting up a legal defense fund at the end of last week, after hiring a phalanx of high-powered lawyers, after hiring a high-level crisis pr guy, the embattled governor of virginia today for the first time apologized. apologized for making the state a laughingstock. said he was paying back some of the cash. which he says were loans. that said, the catering bill at his daughter s wedding, $10,000 for the other daughter s wedding, $6,500 rolex watch for the governor, $10,000 suede jacket for the governor s wife. the bergman new york shopping trip and all the rest for the wife, he s keeping all that. some of the cash he says he has now paid back and also for the first time he has said he is sorry. so far, at least, he says he is
guy, the embattled governor of virginia today for the first time apologized. apologized for making the state a laughingstock. said he was paying back some of the cash. which he says were loans. that said, the catering bill at his daughter s wedding, $10,000 for the other daughter s wedding, $6,500 rolex watch for the governor, $10,000 suede jacket for the governor s wife. the bergman new york shopping trip and all the rest for the wife, he s keeping all that. some of the cash he says he has now paid back and also for the first time he has said he is sorry. so far, at least, he says he is no resigning. now, if governor mcdonnell performed official actions like, say, setting up meetings with this company with state officials in exchange for all the cash and loot he took from the company, today s apology is not going to stop a federal grand jury from indicting bob mcdonnell and not stop him from