TPM: What do Jack Abramoff and Allen Stanford have in common?

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http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/02/what_do_jack_abramoff_and_allen_stanford_have_in_c.php

The answer: Bob Ney.

Our longtime Abramoff junkies will remember the special shout-out in the Congressional Record that then-Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) gave to Jack Abramoff's casino buddy, Adam Kidan, and their ill-fated SunCruz venture in Florida. The Kidan shout-out was one of the "official acts" that the feds charged Abramoff with securing from Ney in return for campaign contributions. Both men wound up in jail. (Ney has since served his sentence and been released.)

Well, it turns out a few years later, on 2005, Ney gave a similar shout-out in the Congressional Record to Allen Stanford. And wouldn't you know that the campaign contributions to Ney from Stanford picked up markedly soon after. Hmmm ...