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http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-09-15T220645Z_01_N1556246_RTRIDST_0_CRIME-ABRAMOFF-NEY-UPDATE-2.XMLWASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - A Republican congressman agreed to plead guilty to illegally accepting tens of thousands of dollars in trips, meals, drinks and tickets, becoming the first U.S. lawmaker convicted in the Jack Abramoff political corruption scandal, U.S. officials said on Friday.
The plea deal represented a sharp reversal for Ohio Rep. Bob Ney, who had denied any wrongdoing. He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994 and abandoned his race for re-election last month as the federal investigation intensified into his links to the convicted lobbyist Abramoff.
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"Congressman Ney admits that he corruptly solicited and accepted a stream of benefits valued at tens of thousands of dollars in exchange for agreeing to perform and performing a series of official acts," Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher said.
"He also admitted deceiving the public and the U.S. House of Representatives about his actions," she said.
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