Tom Noe Convicted
Americans who welcome a change of government have reason to be thankful for Tom Noe. At least, they have reason to be thankful that the corrupt coin dealer's trial focused the attention of Ohio voters on Republican corruption. The jury returned a verdict yesterday.
Jurors convicted Noe, 52, a former county chairman who helped raise more than $100,000 in 2004 for the Bush-Cheney ticket, of 29 of 40 counts, including theft, corruption and forgery. He faces at least 10 years in prison for stealing from the state workers' compensation fund and trying to hide his actions. ... Along the way, the investigation touched Gov. Bob Taft ®, who pleaded no contest in August 2005 to accepting secret gifts from Noe and others.
Don Hazen makes the credible argument that Republican corruption was the tipping point in last week's elections.
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