The Hardest-Working Paper in America | 
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Politics Washington

Ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell gets 2 years for corruption

By  Associated Press
   
SHARE Ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell gets 2 years for corruption

RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has been sentenced to two years in prison for taking money and gifts in exchange for promoting a dietary supplement while he was in office.

McDonnell, a Republican, was once on the short list to be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential running mate. He was sentenced Tuesday after being convicted of 11 counts of corruption.

The former governor and his wife, Maureen, were found guilty in September. She was convicted of eight counts and will be sentenced in February.

Lawyers for the former governor asked a judge to order three years of community service. Prosecutors recommended a sentence of at least 10 years in prison.

The six-week jury trial exposed details of the former first couple’s strained marriage and shaky finances.

LARRY O’DELL AND ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press

Next Up In Politics
House next to Obamas' Kenwood home, once linked to Tony Rezko, is nearing completion
Toni Preckwinkle unanimously wins another term running Cook County Democratic Party
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel Welch travels to Washington on fundraising trip
Hundreds protest in Global Climate Strike, demand that U.S. declare a climate emergency
Ballot bypass? Illinois sees lowest presidential primary voter turnout in decades
Chicagoans with ties to Middle East brace for consequences after Iran's missile strike on Israel
The Latest
Small Business
Astrology-themed sober bar raised $47k in Kickstarter funds, predicts late summer opening
The Kickstarter-backed mocktail bar called Solar Intentions will be joining a growing sober scene in Chicago.
By Olivia Dimmer | For the Sun-Times
 
Yellow police tape.
South Deering
Woman dead, 2 children critical after car crash in South Deering
The woman struck a pole in the 3000 block of East 106th Street, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
From left, Frances Walker's brother Arnold Walker and sister-in-law Maggie Walker wear pink and speak into news microphones at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.
Crime
Tenant convicted of murdering, dismembering 69-year-old landlord in grisly Northwest Side case
After about seven and half hours of deliberations, the jury convicted Sandra Kolalou of all charges including first-degree murder, dismembering Frances Walker’s body, concealing a homicidal death and aggravated identity theft. Her attorney plans to appeal.
By Emmanuel Camarillo and Sophie Sherry
 
motw04-24-24RS.jpeg
Outdoors
Finding early morel mushrooms is underway
Ryan Leonard continues a tradition of finding early morel mushrooms in Cook County.
By Dale Bowman
 
dear-abby-12880069-e1420416724734-530.jpg
Dear Abby
Dear Abby: I wasn’t supposed to see my sister’s texts complaining about me
During a tense vacation together, it turns out she was writing to someone about her sibling’s ‘B.S.’
By Abigail Van Buren