Ney to plead guilty today, may resign.

Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) “is to enter a guilty plea today to two felony charges that could send him to prison for up to 10 years,” the AP reports. Ney may announce his decision to resign from Congress in front of the judge “because that would represent acceptance of responsibility for his crimes, a critical issue with regard to the length of his prison term.”

UPDATE: Roll Call reports that Ney will in fact resign today.

UPDATE II: Meanwhile, NBC reports that Jack Abramoff will begin his federal prison term next month on November 15.

UPDATE III: A statement from Ney says he will not officially resign for a “few weeks.”