Aide pleads guilty in bribery scandal
From Times Wire Reports
The top aide to convicted former Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges stemming from a congressional bribery scandal.
William Heaton, 28, acknowledged accepting a golf trip to Scotland, expensive meals, and tickets to sporting events from 2002 to 2004 as payoffs for helping clients of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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