Rowland Appeal Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland's appeal for his most recent criminal conviction.

The court's decision will leave his conviction in place, according to the Hartford Courant.

Rowland is serving a 2.5 year sentence for violating campaign finance laws and falsifying records. He previously lost an appeal for the same case.

The former governor was charged with violating federal campaign finance laws after he reportedly consulted for the Lisa Wilson-Foley campaign in her bid for the U.S. House of Representatives 5th District seat. Her husband, Brian Foley testified that he hired Rowland through his nursing home company as a consultant in order to keep Rowland’s involvement in the campaign off the books.

The quick-rising GOP star was elected governor in 1994 and is the youngest governor in the state’s history. He pleaded guilty to depriving the public of honest service in 2004 and served a year and a day in prison for that crime.

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