Reply #7: "guilty your honor." Heaton has agreed to cooperate in the Abramoff investigation [View All]

[L. Coyote]

Former Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio has already been sentenced for trading official actions to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff for expensive trips, sports tickets, meals and campaign donations.

By Joel Seidman = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17348236/

WASHINGTON - William Heaton ... pleaded guilty ... a single felony count of conspiracy ....

Heaton, who is 28 years old, worked for Ney until July. When asked how we would plead, he told U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle, "guilty your honor."
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Heaton worked for Ney from September 2001 until July 2006.
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Cooperation agreement
Heaton has agreed to cooperate in the Abramoff investigation and faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison and at $250,000 fine. Judge Huvelle indicated that under federal sentencing guidelines, he faces 18-24 months and depending on his cooperation agreement he may spend less time in prison.