NEW HAVEN – John G. Rowland, Connecticut's brash ex-governor turned radio commentator, stood again Wednesday in front of a packed courtroom and for the second time in ten years, was sentenced to prison for low rent political crimes, this time for 30 months.
U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton said Rowland showed a striking disregard for the clean election laws while trying to conceal his role as a paid consultant to a 2012 Congressional campaign of Lisa Wilson-Foley.
"What is striking and disturbing is Mr. Rowland's total contempt for those laws which was made abundantly clear at the trial, including his shameless use of his radio talk show to advantage one candidate, Ms. Wilson-Foley and to disadvantage her lead opponent," Arterton said.
Rowland turned down an opportunity to speak. He is planning to appeal and insists that he is innocent.
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