Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH), known in some circles as 'Representative #1' in the plea agreements of Michael Scanlon and Jack Abramoff, will be giving a week-long orientation to newly-elected House members in the coming weeks. The
irony:
Before they take their seats in the House of Representatives, newly elected lawmakers come to Washington for a weeklong orientation
that includes a briefing on congressional ethics.
Presiding over their instruction is the chairman of the House Administration Committee, who since 2001 has been Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio.
Ney gives the orientation every year since he became chairman, where he teaches "not just where to go, but how to hire staffs, keep family happy,
comply with ethics standards, and follow security procedures that have become much more critical since Sept. 11 and the subsequent anthrax mailings to Congress."
Ney is alleged to have done the following, according to the WaPo:
Abramoff's admissions Tuesday focused on an unnamed member of the House of Representatives, identified elsewhere as Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, chairman of the powerful House Administration Committee. Rep. Ney received a "lavish trip to Scotland to play golf on world-famous courses" along with other golf outings; trips to the Northern Mariana islands and the 2001 Super Bowl; tickets to concerts and sports events; fundraisers in box suites at sports and concert venues and at Abramoff's upscale restaurant; and $14,000 in contributions to Ney or on his behalf. Abramoff said Ney backed legislation, placed statements in the Congressional Record, tried to influence executive branch officials for Abramoff's clients and tried to deliver a House wireless phone contract to one. Ney has denied wrongdoing.
Elsewhere, Rep. Jim McCrery (R-LA) told the press on Friday that Ney will "probably be indicted."
Heck of a job, Bobbie.