This can’t be good.
Hamilton has been charged with one count of bribery involving a federal program and one count of extortion.
The powerful former member of the House Appropriations Committee served from 1988 until last year. He was defeated for reelection in 2009 by Del. Robin Abbott (D) after news of the federal investigation became public.
According to the indictment, Hamilton and ODU officials agreed he would receive a job as director of the ODU Center for Teacher Quality and Educational Leadership if he obtained state funding to launch the center. Three others applied for the job. None were interviewed, according to federal authorities. Hamilton was hired though he never applied for the job.
The Washington Post Virginia Politics Blog [1] has more.