Neil Volz, a close aide to Jack Abramoff and a former chief of staff to Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH), will take the stand next week in the trial of White House procurement official David Safavian, the AP reports.

Volz "will testify about a suggestion from Safavian for inserting language into legislation that would have conveyed to Abramoff some GSA-controlled property in Maryland," says AP.