RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Lawyers for former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell asked a judge Tuesday to spare him prison, calling his bribery conviction "a total aberration."
In a sentencing memorandum to U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer, lawyers suggested a combination of probation and 6,000 hours of "full-time, rigorous, unpaid" community service over three years.