Rep. Bob Ney is set to be sentenced this coming Friday and according to MSNNBC(AP) he may be arguing for a placement in rehabilitation facility to assist an alchohol problem. Ney plead guilty "to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, violating the one-year lobbying ban on congressional officials and making material false statements, and to one count of making false statements." (see DOJ Press Release). For background on this case and the Abramoff connection, see here.

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