Rep. Ney Admits Selling Influence - washingtonpost.com
Rep. Ney Admits Selling Influence
Republican to Enter Plea in Abramoff Case
By James V. Grimaldi and Susan Schmidt
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, September 16, 2006; Page A01
Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) agreed yesterday to plead guilty to corruption charges after admitting to performing a variety of official acts for lobbyists in exchange for campaign contributions, expensive meals, luxury travel, sports tickets and thousands of dollars in gambling chips. He is the first elected official to face prison time in the ongoing influence-peddling investigation of former GOP lobbying powerhouse Jack Abramoff.
After fiercely proclaiming his innocence for more than a year, Ney signed a two-count plea agreement Wednesday that the Justice Department filed in federal court yesterday
Sure the Dems have a bad apple, but the Republican have a whole apple basket of bad fruit.
Rep. Ney Admits Selling Influence
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