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09-19-2014, 04:25 PM #1
Former Conn. Gov. Rowland Guilty of Conspiracy
Former Conn. Gov. Rowland Guilty of Conspiracy
Second Time Rowland Has Been Convicted of Criminal Charges
By JOSEPH DE AVILA
Sept. 19, 2014 2:51 p.m. ET
Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland arrives at court Thursday. Associated Press
NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland was convicted Thursday of all charges in a scheme to circumvent federal campaign-finance rules.
This is the second time in a decade the one-time rising star in the Republican Party has been found guilty of breaking the law.
The first conviction came in 2004 when Mr. Rowland pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge for taking bribes from state contractors. The scandal forced him to resign in the middle of his third term, and he spent 10 months in prison.
Earlier
- Ex-Connecticut Governor's Trial Explores Money, Politics, Secrecy
- Former Connecticut Governor Heads to Trial
- Connecticut's GOP Disavows a Former Star, John Rowland
Now, after a two-week trial, Mr. Rowland was convicted in connection to his role in concealing his role in two congressional campaigns.
He was accused of one count of conspiracy, two counts of falsifying records in a federal investigation, two charges of causing false statements and two counts of making illegal campaign contributions.
Prosecutors said Mr. Rowland attempted to skirt campaign-disclosure laws by hiding his involvement in the 2012 congressional campaign of Lisa Wilson-Foley. Ms. Wilson-Foley and Mr. Rowland sought to avoid disclosing his role because they feared the former governor would attract negative press coverage stemming from his past legal troubles, according to prosecutors.
Prosecutors said Mr. Rowland signed a phony contract to be paid illegally through Ms. Wilson-Foley's husband's nursing-home business when he actually was working for her campaign. Prosecutors said that Mr. Rowland was paid about $35,000 for his work on Ms. Wilson-Foley's campaign from September 2011 and April 2012.
Ms. Wilson and her husband, Brian Foley, both pleaded guilty in March to conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions.
Before his involvement with Ms. Wilson-Foley's campaign, prosecutors said Mr. Rowland attempted to forge a similar arrangement in 2009 and 2010 with Mark Greenberg, another candidate for congress. Mr. Greenberg, a real-estate executive, said Mr. Rowland proposed in 2009 to become a political consultant with his campaign.
But Mr. Greenberg said Mr. Rowland refused to to be paid for through his congressional campaign. Instead, Mr. Rowland asked to paid through Mr. Greenberg's non-profit or another of his businesses, Mr. Greenberg said.
Mr. Greenberg decided not to hire Mr. Rowland.
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