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Bob, Maureen McDonnell found guilty on majority of corruption charges

Posted at 2:25 PM, Sep 04, 2014
and last updated 2014-09-04 19:08:28-04

A former rising star in the Republican Party, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was red-faced and sobbing Thursday when a jury convicted him and his wife on multiple counts related to influence peddling while he was in office.

After more than a month of sometimes soul-baring testimony, the jury issued guilty verdicts on 11 counts against McDonnell, while clearing him on two others. His wife,Maureen, was convicted on nine while cleared on four.

Bob McDonnell

Scroll down past the text and charges for updates from our CBS 6 crews outside the federal courthouse. 

The former first couple wept openly in the Richmond, Virginia, courtroom as the guilty verdicts came in.