Dispatch:
...The coin dealer convicted of stealing state money in a scandal that helped Democrats recapture most statewide offices in 2006 has appealed, arguing in part that he didn't get a fair trial....
......Noe, 53, managed a $50 million investment in rare coins and other items for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation. The investment was shut down in May 2005, and Noe was found guilty of stealing $13.7 million for personal use....
Toledo Blade:
Attorneys for Tom Noe believe the Republican operative and rare-coin dealer was deprived a fair trial in Lucas County two years ago because of an onslaught of negative publicity surrounding his trial.....
....In November, 2006, a jury convicted Noe of 29 charges stemming from his theft of millions of dollars from a rare-coin fund he managed for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Judge Osowik then sentenced Noe to 18 years in state prison and ordered him to pay restitution to the state....
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It looks like those BankPAC people love former bank lobbyist and current Republican congressional candidate, Steve Stivers. According to FEC.gov, American Bankers Association PAC (BANKPAC) has contributed $8,000 to candidate Steve Stivers. National City Corporation PAC has contributed $5500 to Stivers. Key Corp Advocates Fund added $3000 to his campaign fund. JPMorgan Chase PAC added $5000 to the Stivers campaign. The list goes on and on. The truth of the matter is that bank PACs, insurance PACs, health insurance PACS, and others have contributed large sums of money to Stivers so that he'll keep them in mind if he goes to Washington, DC.