Ney's wife stayed on campaign payroll after he quit race, after he was convicted

Paying spouses from campaign funds has become a hot issue.  It's seems to be more of an issue when the campaign is over and the candidate is heading to jail.  Ney entered a guilty plea That's the case with Bob Ney as we learned from this revelation from the Columbus Dispatch that we found via Political Wire

Former Rep. Bob Ney kept his wife on his congressional campaign payroll through the end of last year, even though he dropped out of the race in early August, a report filed yesterday shows.

Elizabeth Ney was one of several campaign staff members who received paychecks in August, according to a Federal Elections Commission report.

But she was the lone recipient of a campaign salary through the rest of the year, getting about $850 every two weeks. Since the end of August, Mrs. Ney has been paid more than $6,800, according to her husband’s report.

The Heath Republican is about to go to federal prison after being sentenced Jan. 19 to 30 months on corruption charges.

But at least as of Dec. 31, his wife still was on the payroll.

Ney quit the race Aug. 7 and pleaded guilty Oct. 13 in federal court in Washington, D.C., to taking more than $50,000 in gambling chips from a Syrianborn businessman and a lavish trip to Scotland from former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

 

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