Ex-chef: Governor McDonnell used Virginia assets for personal, political purposes

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Ex-chef: Governor McDonnell used Virginia assets for personal, political purposes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/va-politics/ex-chef-governor-mcdonnell-used-virginia-assets-for-personal-political-purposes/2013/07/01/7a6d9d1e-e277-11e2-aef3-339619eab080_story.html

By Rosalind S. Helderman, E-mail the writer

Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell repeatedly used state assets for personal and political purposes, including directing state employees to work at private and political events, according to new allegations from McDonnell’s former chef.

The allegations come in court documents filed Monday as Todd Schneider defends himself against charges that he embezzled food from the governor’s mansion while working as the executive chef from 2010 to 2012.
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Schneider’s attorneys, Steven Benjamin and Betty Layne DesPortes, argue that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) had conflicts of interest in the case so severe that they poisoned his ability to fairly decide whether to charge Schneider.
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But Cuccinelli had a relationship with the same donor, Star Scientific chief executive Jonnie R. Williams Sr. Cuccinelli owned stock in the company and accepted gifts from Williams, some of which he had not disclosed as required by law at the time Schneider was interviewed.