More corruption from the Governor
RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Bob McDonnell signed a contract and paid a deposit for catering for his daughter’s 2011 wedding, despite claims that $15,000 later paid by a major campaign donor to cover the catering expenses was a gift to his daughter and not to him, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
The Washington Post reported (http://wapo.st/Z5ZW1I) it had obtained the catering contract signed by McDonnell, including handwritten notes he made to the caterer. McDonnell paid nearly $8,000 in deposits for the catering, and his wife, Maureen McDonnell, received a more than $3,500 refund for overpayment to the caterer, the newspaper found.
McDonnell has claimed that the gift from Star Scientific Inc. owner Johnnie Williams was not required to be reported under Virginia law because it was not a gift to him. Virginia law requires that elected officials publicly report gifts of more than $50, but gifts to family members are not required to be disclosed.
More at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/report-mcdonnell-helped-finance-daughters-wedding-despite-claims-donors-gift-wasnt-to-him/2013/04/09/345ba59a-a164-11e2-bd52-614156372695_story.html
