Report: Move to indict Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell delayed
By JAMES HOHMANN | 12/18/13 11:18 PM EST Updated: 12/18/13 11:34 PM EST
The Justice Department has reportedly delayed until next year a decision on whether to indict outgoing Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife in connection with a gifts scandal — a delay that came after a face-to-face appeal from the couple’s lawyers.
A Washington Post report late Wednesday night said that U.S. Attorney Dana Boente told lawyers for the governor and first lady Maureen McDonnell a week ago that that he planned to ask a grand jury to return an indictment by this past Monday over allegedly inappropriate help they gave dietary-supplement maker Star Scientific after receiving gifts from CEO Jonnie Williams Sr.
McDonnell’s lawyers argued against the indictment in a meeting with Deputy Attorney General James Cole last Thursday, according to the Post, which quotes unnamed people familiar with the matter. The newspaper reported that a final decision about whether to press ahead with charges is now not expected before Jan. 2 and could come as late as February.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/virginia-governor-bob-mcdonnell-department-of-justice-indictment-delayed-101315.html#ixzz2nuo8TjQ4
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