Republican Congressman Resigns Today After Being Convicted of Two Felonies

cqpolitics.com — Bob Ney, facing certain expulsion from the House after being convicted of two felonies in relation to the Jack Abramoff scandal, resigned today. Ney, who pleaded guilty to making false statements and conspiracy to commit fraud, is the first member of Congress to be convicted as part of the wide-ranging Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. Nov 3, 2006 View in Crawl 4