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The ethics scandal surrounding Virginia governor Bob McDonnell has finally settled on the governor himself, in the form of a $6,000 engraved Rolex purchased for him by a campaign donor. Even under Virginia's notoriously lax ethics rules, McDonnell's failure to report the gift is a problem — and may be a serious threat to his political career.

It is by no means, however, the most expensive gift his family has received from the donor, a businessman named Jonnie Williams. Williams, who owns a nutritional supplement company called Star Scientific, also ponied up for the catering and flowers at McDonnell's daughter's wedding, and, as reported by the Washington Post, McDonnell's wife's inaugural wardrobe.

What makes the watch different is the rule at stake: a gift valued at over $50 to an elected official must be reported. The watch wasn't. From the Post:

Williams’s gift came in August 2011 — about two weeks after he met with a top state health official to pitch the benefits of his company’s health products at a meeting arranged by first lady Maureen McDonnell, according to people who know of the meeting.



Williams bought the watch at the urging of Maureen McDonnell, who admired Williams’s own Rolex and suggested that he buy her a similar one she could give to her husband, the people said. Her proposal occurred moments before the meeting she had arranged with the state official, according to one person familiar with the request.

A few weeks later, Star Scientific was allowed to use the governor's mansion for an event promoting a new supplement product called Anatabloc. Among Anatabloc's offerings for inflammation reduction is a skin care line.