<div> Former Rep. <strong>John G. Rowland</strong>, R-Conn., was indicted Thursday for federal campaign finance violations involving the 2012 congressional campaign of Republican Lisa Wilson-Foley, and another federal candidate in 2010. If convicted, Rowland faces a possible second prison term. Rowland served in Congress from 1985 to 1991. He served as Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004. He resigned in 2004 under pressure about allegations of receiving $107,000 in gifts and services from state contractors. Rowland was convicted and served ten months in prison. Former Rep. John G. Rowland, R-Conn., was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Connecticut. The actual <a title="indictment" href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1109051-rowland-john-indictment.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">indictment</a> charges Rowland with seven counts, including of two counts of falsifying records in a federal investigation; one count of conspiracy; two counts of causing false statements to be made to the Federal Election Commission; and two counts of illegal campaign contributions. <a href="https://rollcall.com/2014/04/11/rowland-could-get-second-term-in-prison/#more-153142" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Rowland Could Get Second Term – In Prison">(more…)</span></a></div>
