article_snippet.sent: Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell made Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell final written plea to a federal appeals court Wednesday, arguing that the favors Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell did for a wealthy businessman were routine courtesies and not part of a bribery scheme.
article_snippet.sent: Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell fought back tears outside a federal court building after Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was sentenced for selling the influence of Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell office to the CEO of a dietary supplements company .
article_snippet.sent: Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell wife, Maureen, were convicted in a joint trial in September of accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams in exchange for promoting former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams company's nutritional supplements.
article_snippet.sent: Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell never promised anything and never did anything besides extend to former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams the sorts of routine courtesies elected officials throughout the country extend to donors and benefactors every day,' Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's lawyers wrote in the latest filing.
article_snippet.sent: former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams testified under an immunity deal, admitting that former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams paid Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell with lavish perks in exchange for helping former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams secure university backing for former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams 'miracle cure' Anatabloc product .
article_snippet.sent: In the new filing, a congressman argues that a meeting Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell arranged for Jefferson with an administration official was 'innocuous' and that there was nothing special about an event at the Executive Mansion to launch Star's signature product, the anti-inflammatory Anatabloc. '
article_snippet.sent: Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell arrived late, made neutral comments, and left.
article_snippet.sent: Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell never asked anyone to do anything for Jefferson,' the brief says.
article_snippet.sent: Star Scientific, the maker of Anatabloc, the anti-inflammatory supplement at the center of the McDonnell trial, halted sales of Star's signature product, the anti-inflammatory Anatabloc in August 2014 .
article_snippet.sent: Among Williams' gifts were almost $20,000 worth of designer clothing and accessories for Maureen McDonnell, vacations, golf outings and $15,000 for a daughter's wedding.
article_snippet.sent: McDonnell's behavior also renewed claims that the judge improperly denied separate trials for Bob and Maureen McDonnell and that McDonnell's behavior failed to adequately question jurors about pretrial news coverage.
article_snippet.sent: Williams, who was seeking state-financed research on Anatabloc while lavishing the McDonnells with gifts and loans, testified under immunity for the prosecution.
highlights_snippet.sent: Bob McDonnell used Bob McDonnell office to benefit a nutritional supplement company whose president lavished gifts on Bob McDonnell and Bob McDonnell wife .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Bob McDonnell lawyers argue that Bob McDonnell never performed any 'official acts' for Star Scientific, a company that sought support for Bob McDonnell 'Anatabloc' supplement .
  