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.
Get the L.A. Times Politics newsletter
Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond. In your inbox three times per week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
