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| − | '''Neil Volz''' was Representative [[Bob Ney]]'s (R-Ohio) chief of staff "when [[Jack Abramoff]] had Ney insert a provision into an unrelated bill that would re-open the Tigua Indian Tribe's casino. Volz was Abramoff's chief point of contact during this effort, and soon thereafter Volz left Ney's office and went to work [early in 2002] for Jack Abramoff, where he immediately began to work as a lobbyist in violation of the one-year ban on lobbying after leaving the House of Representatives." [http://www.jackinthehouse.org/popup.php?a=volz][http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/12/26/AR2005033112105_4.html]
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| − | ==Bribery Charges Pending==
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| − | Ney and his former chief of staff '''Neil Volz''' have already been told by prosecutors "that they are preparing a possible bribery case against them, according to two sources knowledgeable about the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity," Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/25/AR2005112501423.html reported] in the November 26, 2005, ''Washington Post''.
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| − | "Ney is the congressman whose name has surfaced most prominently in the [[Jack Abramoff|Abramoff]] [[Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal|investigation]]. His spokesman and attorney have said for weeks that Ney has not been told he is a target of the inquiry, even while acknowledging that his office has received a grand jury subpoena and that his activities were mentioned in [Michael] [[Michael Scanlon|Scanlon]]'s plea agreement."
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| − | Sources said that "during the third week of October," prosecutors told Ney and Volz "that they were preparing a bribery case based in part on activities that occurred in October 2000. Abramoff and another business partner, [[Adam Kidan]], were also told that they are targets in that case, the sources said.
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| − | "The five-year statute of limitations for filing charges based on those events expired last month; the prosecutors sought and received a waiver of the deadline from all four men while they continue their investigation, the sources said. Prosecutors are often able to obtain such waivers by giving the targets a choice of being indicted right away or granting more time to see if information might surface that exonerates them," Schmidt and Grimaldi wrote.
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| − | ==External Links==
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| − | ===Profiles===
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| − | *[http://www.jackinthehouse.org/popup.php?a=volz Profile: Neil Volz], ''Jack in the House''.org.
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| − | ===Articles & Commentary===
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| − | *[http://mail.indianz.com/News/2004/005431.asp "Former Ney chief of staff worked with Abramoff,"] ''Indianz.com'', November 19, 2004.
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| − | *Susan Schmidt and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/12/26/AR2005033112105.html "Tribal Money Linked to GOP Fundraising. Skybox Events Were Not Always Reported to FEC,"] ''Washington Post'', December 26, 2004.
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| − | *Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/25/AR2005112501423.html "Lawmakers Under Scrutiny in Probe of Lobbyist. Ney and DeLay Among the Members of Congress Said to Be a Focus of Abramoff Investigation,"] ''Washington Post'', November 26, 2005.
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