Today the advanced copy of the Abramoff article in the April issue of Vanity Fair was released and has since spread like wildfire.
The article states, "The most obvious target is Ney. In their heyday, he and Abramoff played golf together, traveled together, philosophized together. Ney was one of the few elected officials Abramoff invited to the Bar Mitzvah of one of his three sons."
Yet Ney claims he was "duped"
Perhaps the most disturbing of statements came further in the story,
"Rather than going for Ney immediately, prosecutors appear to be encircling him, possibly striking plea deals with frightened staffers, themselves desperate to stay out of jail."
"Abramoff's perch was Table 40, where the movers and shakers of official Washington came to him. `It was like Frank Sinatra,' recalls Monty Warner, a republican media strategist who remains friendly with Abramoff.
`I can remember Ney coming up and groveling, saying how much he enjoyed a golf outing or skybox or ball game, and really appreciated Jack's support.'"
Even still Ney claims he was "duped"
"It states [the plea agreement] that in exchange for `a stream of things of value'- foreign and domestic travel, golf fees, food, jobs for relatives, and both campaign contributions and a contribution to the National Republican Campaign Committee at his request-
Ney became Abramoff's fixer on Capitol Hill.
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