Looking over the Abramoff deal what stands out most on first blush is what it doesn’t contain. The criminal information refers to bribery of “public officials“. But the facts set forth all relate to transactions we know about. And the only member of Congress referenced is Rep. Ney (R-OH), even if not explicitly by name, and one of his staffers.
We’ve published the actual document. So I’ll be curious to see what our lawyer readers make of it. But from a layman’s perspective, it really seems like the DOJ really has Ney nailed as he’s ever going to get. Remember, both Scanlon and Kidan have already both agreed to testify against him. A ‘criminal information’ doesn’t have to be exhaustive. But I’d figure they’d want more from Abramoff at this point than just Ney. So what more, if anything, has he agreed to give up to get this deal?
