Former Aide Pleades Guilty in Lobby Scandal
A former top aide to Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiring with lobbyist Jack Abramoff to corrupt public officials. In court papers, the former aide, Neil G. Volz, said that gifts were "corruptly offered to and accepted by" Ney, including a 2002 trip to Scotland by private jet that included rounds of golf at the fabled course at St. Andrews.
The plea agreement made clear that Ney, a six-term House member who is facing a re-election fight this year because of his ties to Abramoff, remains a central focus of the Justice Department's influence-peddling investigation. Volz, 35, who was Ney's chief of staff from 1998 to 2002, faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine as a result of his guilty plea to one count of criminal conspiracy.
Abramoff, who was once among the most powerful Republican lobbyists in Washington and who recruited Volz to join his lobbying firm in 2002, pleaded guilty to broader corruption charges in January.
May 13, 2006
Posted By Hector Rodriguez
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