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To: longnshort who wrote (321741)	1/19/2007 6:08:24 PM
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Ex-Rep. Ney gets 30-months in jail, $6000 fine Violation of public trust leads to harsher than recommended sentence By Joel Seidman Producer NBC News Updated: 8:48 a.m. PT Jan 19, 2007 WASHINGTON - Former Ohio Republican Representative Bob Ney, the only member of Congress to be criminally charged in the Jack Abramoff-lobbying scandal, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison and fined $6,000 by U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle. The Justice Department had asked for a term of 27 months in prison. The sentence was harsher than recommended by prosecutors or Ney's lawyers, Huvelle said, because Ney had violated the trust place on him as a public official. "Both your constituents and the public trusted you to represent them honestly," she said. read more.......... msnbc.msn.com

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