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[brooklynite]

Ney’s campaign ended, but his wife still got paid

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Bob Ney kept his wife on his congressional campaign payroll through the end of last year, even though he dropped out of the race in early August, a report filed yesterday shows.

Elizabeth Ney was one of several campaign staff members who received paychecks in August, according to a Federal Elections Commission report.

But she was the lone recipient of a campaign salary through the rest of the year, getting about $850 every two weeks. Since the end of August, Mrs. Ney has been paid more than $6,800, according to her husband’s report.

The Heath Republican is about to go to federal prison after being sentenced Jan. 19 to 30 months on corruption charges.

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