Statement from Zack Space campaign on Safavian Verdict

Statement from Zack Space campaign on Safavian Verdict

Today, David Safavian was convicted on four felony counts of lying and obstruction. The charges stem from the former chief of staff at the General Services Administration's trip to Scotland with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, and Ney's former chief of staff Neil Volz. [Associated Press, June 20, 2006]

"Today's verdict substantiates the credibility of Neil Volz as a witness. This is the same Neil Volz who was chief of staff to Bob Ney, was on the lavish golf trip to Scotland, and has pleaded guilty to conspiring with Jack Abramoff to influence Ney. Abramoff, Volz, and now Safavian... The dominoes continue to fall in Bob Ney's circle of corruption and influence-peddling," said Space Campaign Manager Joe Shafer.

"Bob Ney has become a genuine Washington insider. His starring role in the culture of corruption comes at a high cost for working families. Big companies are getting tax breaks to send jobs overseas, families can't afford good health insurance, and gas prices continue to rise. We need a new day and a new way of doing the people's business in Congress. I believe we should ban contributions from lobbyists as well as other perks like gifts, trips and meals. It is the pledge I have made and will keep and push for once elected to Congress," said Zack Space.

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