Neil Volz was Representative Bob Ney's (R-Ohio) chief of staff, and later part of Team Abramoff -- while at the lobbying helm of the Washington office of Greenberg Traurig LLP and, before that, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP. He is under investigation as playing a role in some of the Abramoff scandals. ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Adam Kidan is a former business associate of indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, having partnered with Abramoff in the purchase of SunCruz Casinos. ... Tony C. Rudy, with Ed Buckhams Alexander Strategy Group which shutdown January 9, 2006, served as Deputy Chief of Staff (and former counsel) to House Majority Leader Thomas D. DeLay (R-Texas) until 2001, when he took a job with Jack Abramoff. ... Michael Scanlon is a former communications director for Rep. ... David Hossein Safavian (suh-FAY-vee-an) was chief of staff of the United States General Services Administration (GSA), the procurement arm of the U.S. federal government and in 2004, an employee of the Office of Management and Budget. ... Robert William Ney (born July 5, 1954) is an American politician of the Republican Party who serves as a U.S. representative from the 18th District of southeastern Ohio (map). ... Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8, 1947) is a politician from Sugar Land, Texas and a prominent Republican. ... Edwin A. Buckham is an evangelical minister, former congressional staffer and lobbyist. ... Ralph E. Reed, Jr. ... Grover Glenn Norquist (born October 19, 1956) is the president of the noted anti-tax lobbying group Americans for Tax Reform, and a well-connected conservative activist with close ties to business and the media. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Jack Abramoff Guam investigation involves an alleged plot by lobbyist Jack Abramoff and others to control the functions of the courts in Guam. ... The Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal is a United States political scandal relating to the work performed by political lobbyists Jack Abramoff, Ralph E. Reed, Jr. ... The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act (IGPA) was a 1999 bill in the US Senate to ban Internet gambling defeated, in large part, by the lobbying efforts of Jack Abramoff. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... SunCruz Casinos is one of many cruise lines that offer cruises to nowhere, taking passengers into international waters out of reach of the federal and state gambling laws. ... A list of organizations related to Jack Abramoff. ... List of Jack Abramoffs tribal clients: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Pueblo of Sandia Pueblo of Santa Clara Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Tigua Indian Reservation Category: ... A listing of trips for politicians, lobbyists, and staffers funded by Jack Abramoff. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Robert William Ney (born July 5, 1954) is an American politician of the Republican Party who serves as a U.S. representative from the 18th District of southeastern Ohio (map). ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Lobbying is the practice of private advocacy with the goal of influencing a governing body by promoting a point of view that is conducive to an individuals or organizations goals. ... Greenberg Traurig LLP is an international law firm with approximately 1,400 attorneys and governmental professionals in 31 locations in the United States, Europe and Asia, including strategic alliances. ... Preston Gates and Ellis LLP is a law firm, with offices in various cities across the US, as well as in Hong Kong. ...

Abramoff's plea agreement details his practice of hiring former congressional staffers, including Volz (who is identified as "Staffer B") [1]. Abramoff used these persons' influence to lobby their former Congressional employers, in violation of a one-year federal ban on such lobbying.[2] [3]. Three days after Abramoff's plea, Volz resigned from another lobbying firm, Barnes & Thornburg [4].

While Volz was Ney's chief of staff "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." [5][6]

External links

• "Former Ney chief of staff worked with Abramoff," Indianz.com, November 19, 2004.
• Susan Schmidt and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, "Tribal Money Linked to GOP Fundraising. Skybox Events Were Not Always Reported to FEC," Washington Post, December 26, 2004.
• John Byrne, "New ties link House GOP leadership with lobbyist Abramoff," The Raw Story (Beware of This page catch), March 29, 2005.
• James V. Grimaldi, "Lobbyists, Clients Undeterred by Scandal. Alumni of Abramoff's 'Team' Still Collecting Fees, Trying to Influence Government," Washington Post, June 26, 2005.
• "Choctaws hire three ex-Abramoff lobbyists," Indianz.com, June 27, 2005.
• Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi, "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.
• "Lobbyist linked to Abramoff quits Indianapolis firm," Associated Press (IndyStar.com), January 23, 2006.

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