I haven't followed this much since the 2013 elections, but does anyone know if the former AG or other officials face indictment? I recall reading that the former AG who ran for governor (can't spell his name) also received gifts from that diet company. I will look into this later tonight.
Virginian, here. Cuccinnelli, our former arch-conservative AG, who recently lost the gubernatorial election, has not been indicted. That was surprising to many of us who have been watching this because he bought and sold stock in the company with suspiciously fortunate timing leading to hefty profits and he did not disclose his stock purchases as required by VA law. Given that the company has NEVER made a profit and it's stock has, in general, done very poorly, it was quite serendipitous that Cooch made money. There were also vacations at the CEO's luxury estate at Smith Mountain Lake which were not reported and overnight stays at the CEO's Richmond-area "house."
The real kick in the nuts is that because Cuccinnelli had a conflict-of-interest while serving as AG, he had to recuse the entire AG's office from defending Gov. McDonnell during the last 6 months of McD's term. As a result, McD's high-priced lawyers billed the state for almost $200k in legal fees.
Now that he is out of office, McD will have to pay for his own defense. Apparently his legal defense fund has raised a grand total of $11,400.
What a mess. And yes, I am enjoying their downfall. Both McD and Cooch held themselves up as icons of virtue - fiscal and personal -- while pushing through laws that seriously infringe on privacy rights. I'm glad to see the back of both of these scoundrels.