A judge has just sentenced Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) to 30 months. Prosecutors had recommended a 29 month sentence.
According to Fox News, the judge is sending him to a federal prison in Morgantown, West Virginia.
More soon.
Update: From the AP:
When he is released, the judge said, Ney will serve another two years on probation and pay a $6,000 fine. She also ordered him into a prison alcohol rehabilitation program for treatment of a drinking problem he has acknowledged in recent months.
The sentence was harsher than recommended by prosecutors or Ney’s lawyers, Huvelle said, because Ney had violated the trust place on him as a public official. “Both your constituents and the public trusted you to represent them honestly,” she said.
