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Education

Heaton grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Winston-Salem is a city in the US state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census the city population was 185776 in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17483 North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States He attended Bishop McGuiness Memorial Catholic High School where he was elected student council president. Heaton was also active in sports while at Bishop McGuinness, participating on the junior varsity basketball team and the varsity cross country team. Heaton spent his junior year of high school in Washington, DC where he participated in the congressional page program. He won the student council presidency election even though he was in Washington, DC.

After high school, Heaton attended the College of William and Mary. The College of William and Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, also known as William & Mary or W&M) is a Public university While there, he worked as a floor assistant to then-Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.). Speaker of the House is a political term referring to a number of people In the United Kingdom and Canada, the Speaker of the House See also Illinois's 14th congressional district special election 2008 John Dennis "Denny" Hastert (born January 2, 1942) is an The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. As late as February 2007, Heaton was listed on the College's website as one of 12 "Distinguished Alumni". February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. ^[1]

Career

Heaton worked as Ney's executive assistant on the House Administration Committee, and he succeeded Neil Volz as Ney's chief of staff in 2002. The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives. Neil Volz was Chief of Staff to Representative Bob Ney (R-Ohio staff director of the House Administration Committee and later part of Team Abramoff, when he left At the age of 23, he was the youngest chief of staff on Capitol Hill. Capitol Hill, aside from being a Metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential Neighborhood in Washington D He left in July 2006 and was named as "Staffer C" in Ney's plea deal of September 15, 2006. July 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[2][3][4][5] He is currently employed as Director of Communications at Washington Theological Union in Washington, DC. Washington Theological Union is an Accredited, Roman Catholic graduate school of Theology and ministry educating and forming candidates for the priesthood ^[6]

Abramoff scandal

Heaton pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud^[7] admitting to conspiring with Ney, Jack Abramoff and others to accept vacations, meals, tickets, and contributions to Ney's campaign in exchange for Ney benefitting Abramoff's clients, none of whom lived in Ohio. In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual Jack Abramoff (born February 28 1959 is a former Lobbyist, and a businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. ^[8]

Trips with Ney

At St. Andrews, the Scottish golf course. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. St Andrews Links in the town of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, is regarded as the "home of Golf " From left to right: convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, golf organizer Jason Murdoch, former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed, convicted former Bush administration official David Safavian and Congressman Bob Ney

The picture at left is from the much publicized trip to St. Andrews, the famed Scottish golf course. Jack Abramoff (born February 28 1959 is a former Lobbyist, and a businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. Ralph Eugene Reed Jr, (born June 24, 1961) is a conservative American political activist best known as the first executive director of David Hossein Safavian (born August 4, 1967) is a former chief of staff of the United States General Services Administration (GSA and a figure in Robert William "Freedom Bob" Ney (born July 5 1954) is an American politician from the U St Andrews Links in the town of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, is regarded as the "home of Golf " This trip was paid for by Abramoff at a cost of $160,000. Heaton admitted "falsifying his and Ney's financial disclosure forms in 2002 and 2003 to keep gifts secret. For example, Ney's forms said the Scotland trip was paid for by the National Center for Public Policy Research so he could meet with Scottish parliamentarians, though the Scottish Parliament was not in session. The National Center for Public Policy Research, founded in 1982, is a self-described conservative Think tank in the United States. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral . . . " ^[8]

On August 29, 2003, Heaton joined Ney and another Ney staffer for a one-night stopover in London where they were furnished with thousands of dollars worth of gambling chips for use at private casinos, "from a foreign businessman who has been identified by Ney's attorney as Fouad al-Zayat, a high-rolling London gambler who sought Ney's help in circumventing a law barring the sale of U. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. S. -made airplanes and airplane parts to other countries. "^[8] Ney lied to customs to smuggle in thousands of dollars received during the trip. Until March 2003 the United States Customs Service was the portion of the U Smuggling, also known as trafficking, is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited such as out of a building into a Prison ^[9]

References

1. ^ Andy Henderson. "Class of 2000 Alum Pleads Guilty in Abramoff Scandal", The DoG Street Journal, May 1, 2007.  
2. ^ The Factual Basis for Bob Ney's Plea Agreement
3. ^ Patrick O'Connor; Jonathan E. Kaplan. "Rep. Ney faces more than 2 years in prison", The Hill, September 15, 2006.  
4. ^ James V. Grimaldi; Susan Schmidt. "Rep. Ney Admits Selling Influence", Washington Post, September 16, 2006, p. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D  A01.  
5. ^ "Assistant to Rep. Ney Subpoenaed in Probe: 3 Aides to Leave Republican's Staff", Washington Post, June 30, 2006, p. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D  A19.  
6. ^ Washington Theological Union Staff Listing
7. ^ Jackie Kucinich; Susan Crabtree. "Ney’s former chief of staff agrees to plead guilty", February 27, 2007.  
8. ^ ^{a b c} James V. Grimaldi; Carol D. Leonnig. Carol D Leonnig is an American investigative Journalist and a prominent Washington Post Staff Writer "Former Aide to Ex-Congressman Ney Pleads Guilty in Abramoff Case", Washington Post, February 27, 2007, p. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D  A06.  
9. ^ The Factual Basis for Bob Ney's Plea Agreement p. 8