McDonnells owed up to $90,000 on credit cards
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McDonnells owed up to $90,000 on credit cards
By Bill Sizemore
The Virginian-Pilot
© August 14, 2014
RICHMOND
Expecting to rest their case today in the federal corruption trial of former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, prosecutors introduced evidence Wednesday that sheds new light on the couple's finances and level of communication during the height of their interactions with businessman Jonnie Williams.
Credit card records of the former first couple indicate that they had a $75,000 balance on seven cards as the governor took office in January 2010 - a figure that rose to a high of $90,000 in September 2010.
Additionally, tax returns of a real estate entity owned by Bob McDonnell and his sister showed losses of more than $40,000 each year in 2009 and 2010.
Prosecutors have argued that financial pressures motivated the McDonnells to strike a corrupt bargain with Williams, soliciting more than $160,000 in loans, gifts and luxury vacations in exchange for promoting his diet supplement business from the governor's mansion.