Ney Guilty in Abramoff Corruption Scandal

Daisy · Oct 13, 2006

Ney Pleads Guilty Over Abramoff Bribes

Representative Bob Ney of Ohio pleaded guilty to corruption charges today in connection with the scandal swirling around the lobbyist Jack Abramoff. He said he was ready to take his punishment for selling his integrity and his office.

In a calm and clear voice, Mr. Ney admitted before Judge Ellen S. Huvelle in Federal District Court that he had indeed engaged in a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy and made false statements about gifts he accepted while representing the people of Ohio’s 18th District.

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The main consequence will be a term of up to 27 months in prison when Judge Huvelle pronounces sentence on Jan. 19, assuming that she follows the recommendation of federal prosecutors. The congressman’s crimes could bring him a term of up to 10 years and up to $500,000 in fines, although the judge gave no indication that she would depart from the prosecutor’s recommendation.

Despite his disgrace, Mr. Ney is still a member of Congress, drawing his $165,000-a-year salary...

But by this afternoon, House Republican leaders were calling for him to leave at once and said that, unless he does, they would move to expel him “as our first order of business” when Congress reconvenes in November. “He betrayed his oath of office and violated the trust of those he represented,” Speaker J. Dennis Hastert and other members of the leadership declared in a joint statement. “There is no place for him in this Congress.”

The White House also said he should go quickly. “What Congressman Ney did is not a reflection of the Republican Party, it’s a reflection of Congressman Ney, and he ought to step down,” said Tony Snow, the White House spokesman.

Source: NYTimes: PHILIP SHENON and DAVID STOUT: October 13, 2006 (linkie)
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Will Shay say, "At least he didn't kill anyone"?

JamieinNH · Oct 13, 2006

Daisy said:

Will Shay say, "At least he didn't kill anyone"?
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Because it's an election year, they will say he needs to leave.

If it were not an election year, they would turn a blind eye to it...

Jamie
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