Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) rolled the dice with prosecutors and won!… sort of.
Bob Ney is off the hook for charges relating to the SunCruz portion of the Jack Abramoff investigation (again, with a huge caveat), as the statute of limitations relating to those charges last night, Roll Call reports. Prosecutors had a choice: either get an agreement from Ney to extend the statute, or indict him then and there. Well:
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=183520