Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Ney Says No Way to DeLay-like Play
I can't take complete credit for that headline. I rearranged and added to the headline on the story in the Cleveland Plain Dealer about Republican Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio refusing to resign as Tom DeLay did.
Rep. Ney is identified in the Jack Abramoff plea bargain documents as "Representative #1."
As the article notes: Court documents filed as part of guilty pleas in the lobbying scandal say that Ney accepted perks including sports tickets, meals and a trip to Scotland from Abramoff in exchange for official actions. Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed records and testimony from Ney's office.
Abramoff admitted as part of his plea arrangement that he bribed "Representative #1."
I cannot imagine that Ney's indictment or plea deal is far away.
Rep. Ney is identified in the Jack Abramoff plea bargain documents as "Representative #1."
As the article notes: Court documents filed as part of guilty pleas in the lobbying scandal say that Ney accepted perks including sports tickets, meals and a trip to Scotland from Abramoff in exchange for official actions. Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed records and testimony from Ney's office.
Abramoff admitted as part of his plea arrangement that he bribed "Representative #1."
I cannot imagine that Ney's indictment or plea deal is far away.
