MILWAUKEE -- Gov. Jim Doyle said that the testimony and evidence that ended in the conviction of state employee Georgia Thompson showed that she acted on her own and no other state employee was involved.

A jury in federal court in Milwaukee convicted Thompson, 56, late Monday afternoon on two fraud charges for allegedly steering a travel contract to a company with ties to Doyle.

After getting the case on Monday afternoon, jurors returned the guilty verdicts on two felony charges -- causing a misapplication of state funds and participating in a scheme to defraud the state of the right to her honest services

During the week-long trial, prosecutors accused the state Department of Administration purchasing supervisor of steering a contract to book state travel to Adelman Travel Group last year. The Glendale firm's CEO gave $10,000 to Gov. Jim Doyle before and after winning the contract, which was worth an estimated $750,000.

Prosecutors alleged that Thompson illegally steered because of pressure from her bosses, but they've never charged anyone else with applying that pressure on Thompson.

Thompson contended that she was under no pressure from Doyle aides to give the contract to Adelman and was unaware of the campaign donations.

State Administration Secretary Steve Bablitch said that the conviction means Thompson no longer can work for his agency, but a process will have to be followed before she can be terminated.

The fraud charges carry up to 20 years in prison, but U.S. Attorney Stephen Biskupic said that Thompson will get far less than that.

Biskupic said that on Monday that he will meet later this week with other state, federal and Dane County investigators in Madison to determine where the investigation into the contract goes next.

He said that prosecutors didn't investigate with any pre-set agenda but tried to take the case where the facts led.

Thompson is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 22. She hasn't commented on the conviction.