The U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia announced on Thursday that Federal prosecutors will not pursue another case against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell or his wife after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his corruption conviction last month .

The decision ends a yearlong legal saga for the former governor and once-rising Republican star, who was convicted in 2014 for violating federal bribery law by accepting luxury gifts and loans from a wealthy businessman in exchange for promoting his dietary supplement.

The high court held that McDonnell's actions were distasteful, and didn't necessarily violate federal bribery laws.

McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were convicted in 2014 of doing favors for wealthy vitamin executive Jonnie Williams in exchange for more than $165,000 in gifts and loans.

Williams, who had been seeking state university research on his company's signature anti-inflammatory product, loaned the couple tens of thousands of dollars to help them pay debts and keep their money, losing Virginia Beach vacation rental properties afloat. Williams bought nearly $20,000 in designer clothing and accessories for Maureen McDonnell and a Rolex watch for Bob McDonnell. He had paid for trips and golf outings for the couple and their children, and gave a huge amount for catering at McDonnell daughter's wedding.

At issue in McDonnell's case was a federal bribery law that made it illegal for a public official to agree to take "official action" in exchange for money, gifts and other things of value.

In vacating McDonnell's conviction, the Supreme Court ruled that setting up a meeting or organizing an event , without doing more, was not considered an "official act."

By Prakriti Neogi