Monday, February 13, 2006

Republican Tom Noe Indicted: 53 Felony Counts



Yep! Ohio Republicans' best friend and GOP fundraiser, Tom Noe, has been indicted on 53 felonies! Holy corruption!

(Pictures: Left-President Bush and Tom Noe; Right- Tom Noe, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, Republican Party Chair Ed Gillespie)

Here is the story:

Thomas W. Noe, the coin dealer and prominent Republican contributor whose $50 million state coin investment sparked one of the biggest scandals in Ohio state government history, was indicted today on 53 felonies, including theft of more than $1 million.

The charges include engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, 11 counts of theft, 11 of money laundering, 8 of tampering with records and 22 of forgery. He could be sentenced to a maximum 175 years in prison, although such a sentence is considered unlikely...