Former Virginia governor pleads not guilty to bribery charges

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Former Virginia governor pleads not guilty to bribery charges

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-governor-virginia-court-bribery-charges-121657425--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/33xAZh30J38bIwui_7kQ3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-24T165914Z_3_CBREA0N0Y4H00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Virginia Governor McDonnell speaks at the CPAC in Washington" align="left" title="Virginia Governor McDonnell speaks at the CPAC in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Gary Robertson RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges on Friday and were released on their own recognizance until trial. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were charged this week in a 14-count indictment with accepting bribes from the chief executive of a dietary supplements maker, Star Scientific Inc. The pair, married 37 years, appeared briefly in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Virginia on Friday. Maureen McDonnell stopped to kiss several members of her family who were seated in the courtroom when she entered, while her husband briefly smiled at people in the gallery. He and his wife are charged with accepting gifts that included cash, golf fees and clothing, the grand jury indictment said.</p><br clear="all"/>

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