Ex-Ohio congressman Ney faces sentencing

[DoYouEverWonder]

January 19, 2007

WASHINGTON - Former Rep. Bob Ney, who resigned in October after pleading guilty to corruption charges, faces more than two years in prison for his role in a congressional bribery scandal.

The Ohio Republican, the first congressman ensnared in the case, has admitted trading political action for golf trips, tickets, meals and campaign donations from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Ney is due in court Friday and has asked U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle not to sentence him to more than two years in prison. Federal prosecutors say the Abramoff scheme was wider than Ney acknowledges and that he should receive a 27-month sentence.

Ney is also asking Huvelle to rule that his corruption was influenced by alcohol addiction. His lawyers asked that the six-term lawmaker be recommended for a prison drug abuse program, which could make him eligible for release in about a year.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070119/ap_on_go_co/ney_corruption

[acmavm]

1. As has been said so many times before, the guy's lucky he's not a

first time convicted pot dealer. He'd really be facing some hard time for a long time.

Instead, being a republican public official, he's only facing two years at the most for defrauding the American people, abusing his position as a public official, and lying about it all.

[Sherman A1]

2. Let's see

In Michigan if I recall correctly, wasn't a former official looking at life for adultery when tied to some sort of scandal? Now this guy is using the "well, I was drunk and not responsible" attempt at a dodge. Hmmm..... The law is a funny thing sometimes.