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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPsssssssssssssst Former ReTHUG Gov. John Rowland Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Former-Governor-John-Rowland-Indicted-on-Federal-Charges-254810421.html<snip>
Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland has pleaded not guilty to federal charges related to alleged illegal activity in two congressional campaigns.
A federal grand jury in New Haven returned a seven-count indictment against Rowland on Thursday. Rowland served as governor of Connecticut from 1995 until he resigned in 2004 to face federal corruption charges. He spent 10 months in prison.
He arrived at a federal courthouse on Friday and entered the not-guilty plea.
He agreed to a $250,000 non-surety bond, and his travel has been restricted to Connecticut.
According to the indictment, Rowland devised a scheme in October 2009 to work for the campaign of a candidate running for U.S. House of Representatives in Connecticut's Fifth District during the 2009 and 2010 election cycle. The indictment alleges Rowland tried to conceal the fact that he was being paid for the campaign work from the Federal Elections Commission and from the public.
Lisa Wilson Foley and Brian Foley pleaded guilty last month to charges they violated federal campaign laws in connection with the scheme. At the time of the guilty pleas, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed Rowland was an unnamed co-conspirator in the case.
Wilson-Foley, who lost the Republican primary, and her husband each face up to one year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000 at sentencing.
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ReTHUG scumbags all.
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Psssssssssssssst Former ReTHUG Gov. John Rowland Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges (Original Post)
malaise
Apr 2014
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louis-t
(23,199 posts)1. Jeez, after he had already spent 10 months in prison
he does it again?
He is a ReTHUG scumbag. They never expect to be caught.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)2. Loser.
He was a poor governor. We did not miss him when he resigned in 04'. We still don't miss him.