Rowland Guilty Of Violating Federal Campaign Laws [View all]
Source: Hartford Courant
NEW HAVEN - Former Connecticut governor John R. Rowland, a political rising star who crashed a decade ago in a corruption scandal, fell again Friday when a jury in federal court found him guilty in a low rent scheme to collect secret pay checks from rich Republican congressional candidates.
After deliberating about 7 hours over 2 days, the jury convicted the 57-old, three-term governor of conspiracy, two counts of falsifying records in order to obstruct an investigation, two counts of causing false reports to be filed with the Federal Election Commission and two counts of exceeding campaign contribution limits.
After spending much of his life on billion dollar, government spending deals – he was first elected a state representative at age 23, and has served as a member of Congress, in addition to Governor – Rowland likely will return to prison for hiding $35,000 in consulting fees from long-shot, 2012 candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley.
Rowland was accused of conspiring to violate and obstruct federal campaign reporting laws by concealing his role as a paid consultant in one congressional campaign and trying to obtain a secret, paid position advising another.
Read more: http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-john-rowland-trial-0920-20140919-story.html
I LOVE the "low rent scheme" comment!
Another one bites the dust.
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