Donor gave McDonnell and family a lake-house vacation

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Remember, Virginia income taxes are due on May 1. It would be wrong not to pay what you owe.

Donor gave McDonnell and family a lake-house vacation

By Rosalind S. Helderman, Apr 19, 2013 02:30 AM EDT
The Washington Post Published: April 18

Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell took a lake-house vacation in 2011 courtesy of the same major campaign donor who paid for the food at the wedding of the governor’s daughter that summer. ... When the July vacation ended, the McDonnell family borrowed a Ferrari owned by Star Scientific’s chief executive Jonnie R. Williams Sr. for the three-hour ride back to Richmond. The model had a retail price of $190,000.
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The vacation at Williams’s lake house adds new details about McDonnell’s relationship with the donor, which has been under scrutiny since The Washington Post reported that Williams paid $15,000 for catering at the June 2011 wedding of McDonnell’s daughter, Cailin. The gift came as McDonnell and his wife Maureen worked to promote the company, which was introducing a new product.
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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II also reported receiving the free use of a lake house and boat from Williams in 2011, which he valued at $3,000.
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McDonnell has said there was no need for him to disclose Williams’s $15,000 check for the food because it was provided as a wedding gift to Cailin and her husband. The law does not require elected officials to disclose gifts to family members. ... But documents obtained by The Washington Post show that McDonnell signed the contract for the catering, accepting financial responsibility.

Obtained by The Washington Post - This photograph shows a Ferrari owned by Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie R. Williams Sr. parked at Virginia's historic governor's mansion. A spokesman for Gov. Robert F. McDonnell said that at the conclusion of a vacation provided by Williams in July 2011, the governor and his family drove the car from Smith Mountain Lake to Richmond as a favor to the CEO.

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1. I always thought he was crooked

F**king Ken doll wannabe...and so much for his daughter and her credibility as a military officer, I guess the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree does it???

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2. IRS needs to look into this as well!! A Federal tax charge will look really good!