Former Rep Bob Ney (R-OH) got two and a half years:
A federal judge today ordered former Congressman Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) to serve 30 months in prison for accepting gifts, favors and campaign contributions in exchange for official actions, making the six-term congressman the first elected official to be sent to prison in the influence-peddling […]
Somebody remind me, why are we (American taxpayers) paying scandal-infested indicted-arrested-tried-convicted-imprisoned former Republican congressmen for the rest of their lives? I’m talking about the comfortable government pension that we’re stuck paying people like Bob Ney and Duke Cunningham (soon Tom DeLay as well) and Mark Foley for the rest of their lives.
ABC News reports that […]
Republican Representative Bob Ney is finally resigning, weeks after pleading guilty to Abramoff-related corruption charges.
Ney had still been collecting hundreds of dollars every day as part of his salary after promising to plead guilty and later pleading guilty. I’ve complained (cartoon) about how long he stayed on the public payroll before.
Update: It’s official.
Apparently this computer came with a program to make comics with (complete surprise to me). So I played around with it for a while and this is what I came up with. Those aren’t actual quotes by the way, but merely the gist of the statements made. Maybe I’ll make another one some time, this […]
Err, so will the time Bob Ney is spending in rehab count towards his eventual prison sentence?
He’s scheduled to be sentenced on October 25th, I believe.
After having pled guilty today to Abramoff-related corruption charges, Republican Congressman Bob Ney has announced through his lawyer that he will announce in a week or two– not immediately. Republican leadership has egg on their face.
There are rumors that House leadership will try and make a move to kick him out before he’s ready. Every […]
Even without the support of Repubican House Majority Leader John Boehner (who says that admittedly-corrupt and soon-to-be-pleaading Ney can stay), the call among Republicans for the tainted lawmaker to step down is growing. Associated Press reports that:
When reporters asked some GOP leaders Wednesday whether Ney should resign, House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier, R-Calif., responded, […]
Almost a week after Republican Congressman Bob Ney’s secret agreement to plead guilty to multiple felony counts related to Jack Abramoff’s corruption (he is expected to actually formally plead in court in mid October), some Republicans are slowly calling for his resignation. But it’s not as clear-cut as it should be. At all. AP reports:
“He […]
As predicted not long ago, former Representative Bob Ney (R-OH) will be responsible for keeping the Abramoff case in the news ahead of the midterm elections, after he plead guilty last week to related corruption charges. The Associated Press says that the guilty plea, which may involve Ney turning over evidence or testifying against other […]
Bob Ney, now disgraced former Republican Congressman, gave almost a half million dollars to his party’s candidates and affiliated organizations. Democrats are now calling for Republicans to return or donate to charity the hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of “tainted” donations, some of which may have come from disgraced Republican mega-lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s clients. […]
Disgraced gormer Republican Representative Bob Ney has reportedly checked into a faccility for help with an alcohol problem, after pleading guilty to three counts of Abramoff-corruption related charges. The Washington Post provides few details on this new development, but this much is known:
Ney checked into an alcohol rehabilitation clinic Wednesday and apologized in a statement […]
As rumored and expected, Bob Ney has plead guilty early this morning to three counts…. AP just sent a writeup out:
Rep. Bob Ney (news, bio, voting record), R-Ohio, pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements and conspiracy to commit fraud and violating post-employment restrictions for former congressional aides.
Update soon…
By the way, I beat the […]
Well I guess everybody has already heard about it now or will have very soon. I was planning to write about this tomorrow when more details were available (and the rumor had been confirmed), but since the AP filed a story on it tonight then I guess everyone will have the story in a hours […]
Republican Representative Bob Ney, an admitted target of a federal Abramoff-related corruption investigation has called it quits in his bid for re-election this year. Ney, whose former Chief of Staff has already pled guilty to corruption, has said his reason for stepping out of the race is his family. Associated Press
Washington Post has the latest on Republican Senator Bob Ney and the investigation stemming from his Abramoff ties. In a nutshell, one of Ney’s ex-aides has been indicted and has pled guilty is expected to plead guilty, which looks bad for Ney, who maintains his innocence. Full article.
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