Richmond (CNN) -- Closing arguments concluded Friday in the trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen. The two are accused of conspiring to commit corruption after accepting money loans from a person hoping to gain the governor's influential support for a business product. Prosecutors argued during their closing that McDonnell, while seemingly taking responsibility for his actions, blamed others at every turn. McDonnell's defense rides on the claim that he did not know his wife Maureen had accepted loans from Jonnie Williams, who was seeking support from the governor for a product from his nutritional supplement company. Nor did he know that she had accepted designer dresses or a Rolex watch as a gift from Williams, defense lawyers said.
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Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was a rising star in the Republican Party
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He and his wife are on trial on federal charges
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They are accused of accepting loans and gifts from a businessman
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Closing arguments in the trial concluded Friday; the case will go to the jury next week
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