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Former U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, who left office just before the midterm November elections for his role in a congressional bribery scandal, was sentenced Friday to 30 months in jail.
The judge said Ney’s actions were a “significant, serious abuse of the public trust.”
The Ohio Republican pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud, deprive his constituents of honest service and violate his former chief of staff’s one-year lobbying ban; and a second count of making false statements to the House
Anyone giving odds on this dude being pardoned before Bush leaves office?
If we can make to to Bush’s last day I don’t give a damn if he pardons Charlie Manson, Sirhan Sirhan, and Mark Chapman
You mean like the dozens Clinton pardoned on his last day, Hypocrit
Curt – Did the OP say anything about Clinton? Did he say “Clinton was right to pardon people but Bush would be wrong”?
“Hypocrite” must be the most misunderstood and misused word in the blogosphere… right after “pathetic.”
in the pic, the guy in the back has no legs!
Glenn, if the OP were honest and open minded he would have added the three words “like Clinton did” but he didn’t so he’s just trying to stir mud.
Probably a press shot in which the whole group wasn’t there…so they stuck the guy in…but, it seems plausible that the guy is there and his legs are behind the other two…I’d say it isn’t absolutely the case that it is a comp.
Like Republicans are the only pols that get convicted.
The Associated Press
Since the 1970s, more than a dozen congressmen have been convicted in criminal court. Their cases and sentences include:
– Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw, R-Calif., spent a year in jail after being convicted in 1976 of accepting bribes when he was county tax assessor. He lost the primary election and resigned at the end of his term.
– Rep. Charles Diggs Jr., D-Mich., was convicted in 1978 of operating a payroll kickback scheme in his congressional office. He served seven months of a three-year prison term. He was re-elected, then resigned in 1980.
– Rep. Michael Myers, D-Pa., served 20 1/2 months of a three-year prison sentence for accepting bribes from FBI agents impersonating Arab businessmen. He was convicted in 1980 and expelled from Congress.
– Four other House members were convicted in the Arab businessmen bribery scandal: Democratic Reps. John Murphy of New York, Frank Thompson of New Jersey, John Jenrette of South Carolina and Raymond Lederer of Pennsylvania. Thompson and Murphy were sentenced to three years; Jenrette, two years; and Lederer, one year.
– Rep. Mario Biaggi, D-N.Y., was convicted in 1988 of extorting nearly $2 million from defense contractor Wedtech Corp. He resigned from Congress and served two years and two months of an eight-year sentence. He was defeated for re-election in 1992.
– Rep. Mel Reynolds, D-Ill., was sentenced in 1995 to five years in prison for having sex with an underage campaign worker. He resigned from Congress, then was sentenced in 1997 to 6 1/2 years for bank fraud and other violations. The second sentence, which was to run at the same time as first, was commuted in 2001 by President Clinton.
– Rep. Walter Tucker III, D-Calif., was sentenced in 1996 to two years and three months in prison for accepting and demanding bribes while mayor of a Los Angeles suburb. He resigned from Congress a week after his 1995 conviction.
– Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill., pleaded guilty in 1996 to two felony mail fraud charges, lost re-election and served 15 months in prison. Clinton pardoned him in 2000.
AP-ES-07-30-02 2230EDT
The Bushies here are so cute — and predictable. Let’s see, the news article is about a corrupt politician going to do some time. According to the Fox Fairness Doctrine — which rules what passes for ethics among the rightwing flavor of corruptible — one should therefore post a comment three times longer than the article about other politicians in order to preserve equity.
The only point the ethically-challenged are making — is that corruption is OK as long as everyone gets a shot at it.
#5 Glenn, if the OP were honest and open minded he would have added the three words “like Clinton did” but he didn’t so he’s just trying to stir mud.
Comment by Curt Fields — 1/19/2007 @ 8:52 am
If you were being honest and open minded you’d admit that Clinton hasn’t been president since Bush was elected in the year 2000 – That wasn’t even in this century – That was a tad over 6 years ago – and any mention of Clinton is irrelevant and serves only to identify who is a partisan hack and who is not…
Your boy is the single most corrupt and incompetent president this nation has ever seen… And Clinton was one of the most successful despite being the object of a right wing which hunt for nearly every day of his administration.
Your party fucked this nation over long before your party exploited 9/11 to engage in a campaign of fear designed only to increase the power of corporate America and lay the seeds of a new police state. Don’t talk to me or anyone else about honesty. If you are a Republican, you don’t have any.
Here is a little tip… If you are trying to raise the ire of readers by mentioning a past political entity with a bad reputation, make sure he has a bad reputation and didn’t leave office with a 70% approval rating. When Bush leaves with his record low rating, he’ll be lucky if it isn’t in handcuffs.
ALSO – Glenn didn’t say anything to you… It was me… pay attention.
The Bush True Believers are like a pack of mini-mutts. They behave just like the chihuahuas that live down the block and dash out to yap at delivery trucks — like they are accomplishing something.
Meanwhile — any old-fashioned conservatives out there more likely to answer the question, “Anyone giving odds on this dude being pardoned before Bush leaves office?”.
Republicans in my neighborhood answered that question — in advance — when they voted in the last election for Anyone But Bush.
Curt is still under the spell of The Clenis®
#9 – Great comment. I’m no great fan of Clinton, but jeezuz does he look good compared to the a**holes who tried to hound him out of office. Speaking of hypocrites, I mean.
Hopefully Bob will become somebodys bitch while in jail. On the bright side he’ll never make a noise when he farts again.
The guy in the back is a Iraq veteran, they just have him propped up for the picture.
30 months???
30?
ONLY 30??
any person with less then $100,000 wage would have gotten at LEAST 5-10-20 years…
Odds are probably good that he’ll be on the pardons list. The list(of any President) isn’t exactly loaded with exemplery folks.
As I said once wayyyyyyyyy back in the summer…..my family has known Bob Ney since before he was a Congressman, just a working class slob…..and this whole episode is really sad. My Uncles, here for the holidays were talking about Bob, and the fact that no one back in his dristrict could figure out what happened to the guy. Lots of theories. My one uncle mentioned that maybe it’s the district, it’s jinxed….lol….after all, this was the district of the infamous Wayne Hays, now there was a guy who knew how to have a good time.
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