shirley raley-currie took full responsibility for her husband's legal troubles. she said i was not diligent, i let him down. she testified that for 24 of the past 26 years, she has been filling out her husband's annual financial disclosure statements to the state ethics committee. she took over managing the paperwork early in their marriage because he didn't pay attention to details. he is not organized. he is a big picture person. she said she considered filling out the forms a chore. since her husband filled out the first one, she used it as a model for subsequent ones. she told the jury that she never intended to hide anything, and her husband never asked her to. she stated she misinterpreted the questions. testimony also revealed that she was a consultant for marlow furniture. she got paid $4,000 for helping the company with job fairs. according to his tax return, he got paid $11,750. the nature of the work was not disclosed. prosecutors asked if she knew whether her husband received money for introducing legislation that benefited the company or if she could