Ohio Congressman to Plead Guilty in Lobbyist Probe

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WASHINGTON Ohio Rep. Bob Ney admitted improperly accepting tens of thousands of dollars worth of trips, meals, sports tickets and casino chips while trying to win favors for a disgraced Washington lobbyist and a foreign aviation company run by a gambler known as "the Fat Man."

Ney, a six-term Republican, had defiantly denied any wrongdoing for months, but he reversed course and agreed to plead guilty in court papers filed Friday. Prosecutors will recommend he serve 27 months in prison. Ney was expected to formally plead guilty in court Oct. 13.

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Ohio Congressman to Plead Guilty in Lobbyist Probe

"I have made serious mistakes and am sorry for them," Ney, 52, said in a statement. "I a...

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