A look at the charges in Rowland case

The Associated Press

Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland was convicted Friday of all seven charges against him at his federal trial in New Haven. The charges:

COUNT 1: FALSIFYING RECORDS

Rowland was convicted of drafting a phony contract for consulting work with an animal shelter or other businesses owned by 2010 congressional candidate Mark Greenberg. Greenberg testified that Rowland actually wanted to be hired as a campaign consultant, but he rejected the offer and tore up the contract proposal.

COUNT 2: CONSPIRACY

Rowland was convicted of conspiring with millionaire businessman Brian Foley and his wife, 2012 congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley, to be paid for work as a campaign consultant through a sham arrangement with Foley’s nursing home business.

COUNT 3: FALSIFYING RECORDS

Rowland was convicted of signing a false contract with the Foleys

COUNT 4: CAUSING FALSE STATEMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Rowland was convicted of causing the campaign of Lisa-Wilson Foley to submit false filings with the FEC in 2011 by failing to report the payments to him for work on Wilson-Foley’s campaign.

COUNT 5: CAUSING FALSE STATEMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Rowland was convicted of causing the campaign of Lisa-Wilson Foley to submit false filings with the FEC in 2012 by failing to report the payments to him for work on Wilson-Foley’s campaign.

COUNT 6: CAUSING ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

Rowland was convicted of causing Brian Foley to make illegal contributions to his wife’s campaign in 2011, through payments to the former governor for work on her campaign.

COUNT 7: CAUSING ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

Rowland was convicted of causing Brian Foley to make illegal contributions to his wife’s campaign in 2012, through payments to the former governor for work on her campaign.

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