Congressmen Named in the Kevin Ring Exhibit List

John Doolittle (L), Ernest Istook (R)

Several Congressmen are mentioned in the government's preliminary Exhibit List for the case of USA v. Kevin Ring. Here is a list of those Congressmen and the exhibits in which their names appear:

Former Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.)
Mentioned in Exhibits: 13, 30, 304, 308, 311, 313-316, 319-320, 323, 327, 329, 330, 334-335, 337, 339, 364, 373, 375-376, 378, 390, 398, 407-408, 415, 418, 424, 426-432

Former Rep. Ernest Istook (R-Okla.)
Mentioned in Exhibits: 107, 112, 115-116, 118, 124, 130, 138-140, 145-146, 148, 151, 153, 159, 170, 186, 190

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)
Mentioned in Exhibits: 920, 923, 935, 980

Former Rep. Dick Armey (R-Texas)
Mentioned in Exhibits: 531, 1070

Former Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.)
Mentioned in Exhibits: 1044-1045

Former Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.)
Mentioned in Exhibits: 929, 972

Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)
Mentioned in Exhibits: 1000, 1016

Former Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.)
Mentioned in Exhibits: 530, 929

Former Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio)
Mentioned in Exhibits: 704, 706

Former Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.)
Mentioned in Exhibits: 112, 118

Senator Kit Bond (R-Mo.)
Mentioned in Exhibit: 514

Former Senator Tom Daschle (D-S.D.)
Mentioned in Exhibit: 530

Former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Fort Bend County)
Mentioned in Exhibit: 531

Former Sen. Pete Dominici (R-N.M.)
Mentioned in Exhibit: 812

Former Rep. Denny Hastert (R-Ill.)
Mentioned in Exhibit: 531

Former Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.)
Mentioned in Exhibit: 168

Former Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-N.Y.)
Mentioned in Exhibit: 31

Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.)
Mentioned in Exhibit: 117

Rep. John Sweeney (R-N.Y.)
Mentioned in Exhibit: 150

Also noteworthy is the number of exhibits that reference Kevin Ring co-conspirator Julie Doolittle, wife of former Rep. John Doolittle.

Julie Doolittle
Mentioned in Exhibits: 10, 312, 328, 382-385, 409, 411, 422, 425

Lastly, a number of exhibits mention unidentified Representatives:

Unidentified Representatives
Mentioned in Exhibits: 361, 398, 1017

The ACR Blog cautions readers not to assume that an elected official has committed a crime simply because his name appears in a prosecution exhibit. The sheer number of references to Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Istook, though, causes the ACR Blog to draw inferences.