Bad new for Bob, good news for whoever the Dems run against him. tongue.gif

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle....ME-ABRAMOFF.xml

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Ex-aide to Ney expected to plead guilty

Mon May 8, 2006 9:27am ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former top aide to Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Ney is expected to plead guilty on Monday in connection with corruption investigation of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a source familiar with the case said.

The source said Ney's former chief of staff, Neil Volz, is expected to plead guilty at a federal court hearing to conspiracy to commit fraud and to violating the one-year ban on lobbying after leaving congressional employment. Ney has been one of the Republican lawmakers whose activities have been investigated as part of the probe.