Source: forums.canadiancontent.net --- Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Va. governor apologizes, repays loans to donor Wednesday - 7/24/2013, 6:36am ET BOB LEWIS AP Political Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday he has repaid a major political donor more than $120,000 in loans to the governor's wife and a business McDonnell owns with his sister. McDonnell's relationship and thousands of dollars in gifts he and his family received from the donor, Jonnie Williams, are at the center of state and federal investigations. No charges have been filed and the Republican governor has said he did nothing illegal. With less than six months remaining on his term, the governor issued an extraordinary apology for his ties to Williams, the chief executive of troubled nutritional supplements maker Star Scientific Inc. "I am deeply sorry for the embarrassment certain members of my family and I brought upon my beloved Virginia and her citizens. I want you to know that I broke no laws and that I am committed to regaining your sacred trust and confidence. I hope today's action is another step toward that end," the governor said in the statement released through his private communications consultant, Rich Galen. McDonnell said the repayments, totaling $124,115, include principal and interest and settle both debts. The statement marked the governor's first substantial public reckoning over the gifts he and his family have received since he took office in January 2010. The scandal has brought his job ...
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