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(Rev. 01-31-2003) federal bureau of investigation Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 08/08/2006 To: Washington Field From: Washington Field Squad CR-2, VCMO Contact: SA Approved By:. Drafted By: duu Case ID #: 9A-WF-233195 Title: CONGRESSMAN ROBERT NEY VICTIM; EXTORTION; O0:WFO Synopsis: wFo requests that captioned matter be closed. b2 Details: On 12/09/2o05, writer was contacted by SA 9q United States Capitol Police (uscp), Threat Assessment b7C Unit, Washington, Dc, regarding a former employee of Representative Robert Ney who was trying to extort monies from Ney. On or about 12/11/2o05, writer was advised by SA about a report regarding a telephonic threat made toward Ney from a former employee identified as According to Congressman Ney, the subiect stated, "I'm going to kill you." When Ney asked why,. replied, "there's many reasons, I just want to kill you.' On a few occasions. has advised Ney that unless he gave him a large sum of money, he would release information to the press which would destroy Ney's re- election campaign. WFo has been in contact with Ney regarding the extortionate attempts. Both Ney and his Senior Policy Advisor who would have been in the best position to place a consensually monitored phone call to capture the extortionate threat have declined to assist wFo on the advice of their respective counsels.. Inasmuch as the threats toward Representative Ney were with SA (Public Corruption Squad CR-15, WFo) to locate and interview. regarding the extortionate