NATION IN BRIEF : VIRGINIA : Guilty Plea in Robb Telephone Tape Case
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A former press secretary to Sen. Charles S. Robb (D-Va.) pleaded guilty to conspiring to disclose contents of an illegally taped telephone call of then-Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder. Steven D. Johnson, 34, was fined $5,000, the maximum for the charge. The tape concerned reports linking Robb to drug parties in Virginia Beach, Va. Robb denied attending any such parties. But Wilder, in a transcript of the tape, said he believed the reports would destroy Robb politically.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
