Former Rep. Ney Released from Halfway House

Former Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) was released from a halfway house Friday morning and is now a free man, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch.

At 7:30 Friday morning Ney left the halfway house in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he had been living since his release from a federal prison in Morgantown, W. Va. in February.

He served 17 of the 30 months he was sentenced to in January 2007 after pleading guilty in 2006 to corruption charges stemming from his relationship with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

The Hill reported in March that Ney was working at Talk Radio News Service (TRNS), located in Columbus, Ohio, thanks to his longtime friend Ellen Ratner.

–Jackie Kucinich