Politics & Government
Federal Prosecutors Reject McDonnell's Request for Community Service
Prosecutors are urging a judge to reject former Gov. Bob McDonnell's request for community service in lieu of a 10+ year prison sentence.
In court papers filed Tuesday, federal prosecutors urged a judge to reject former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s request for a sentence of community service as punishment for his federal corruption convictions.
The defense formally asked U.S. District Judge James Spencer for a sentence of 6,000 hours, or roughly three years, of community service in lieu of the harsher sentence of at least 10 years in federal prison sought by prosecutors, The Washington Post reports.
McDonnell, who was found guilty of 11 federal corruption charges following a six-week trial earlier this year, could face decades in prison for promoting a dietary supplement in exchange for more than $177,000 in gifts and loans.
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McDonnell, once touted as a possible presidential candidate, is scheduled to be sentenced on 11 counts Tuesday, Jan. 6. His wife, Maureen, was also convicted and is scheduled to be sentenced on eight counts Feb. 20.
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