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Former Ney Aide Gets No Jail Time
Neil Volz, ex-Rep. Bob Ney's (R-OH) former chief of staff, and one of Jack Abramoff's partners in crime was richly rewarded for his ample cooperation with investigators today. Judge Ellen Huvelle sentenced him to two years probation and $2,000.
Prosecutors had suggested no jail time for Volz since he'd been such a helpful cooperator in putting away Ney and offering muck on other lawmakers. The judge went along with that, saying that "The government has clearly viewed you as the key to their case against Congressman Ney."
Ney's other former aide who cooperated against him, Will Heaton, also got off with no jail time.
Update: More from the AP here.
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Comments (4)
Styve wrote on September 12, 2007 12:21 PM:He won't be around long!
Anonymous wrote on September 12, 2007 2:00 PM:Soon to be dead at the hands of one of the "crazed" homeless people he is helping? Better than even odds.
space wrote on September 12, 2007 3:02 PM:Mr. Volz may be spending some time with Gus Boulis.
Anonymous wrote on September 13, 2007 12:19 AM:Our equal justice system sure teaches the "important" people lessons, now, doesn't it?
Apparently, important people do not actually commit serious crimes. They just have lapses of purity and make little discretions which are less than wholesome. Being a party to the destruction of a democracy is evidently not very damaging.
On the other hand, common folk really need to be punished to the extent the law allows, because they are evil...