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No light sentence for Noe

By Kirstin Ellison
Posted on Mon Nov 20, 2006 at 10:28:00 AM EST

Tom Noe, the GOP fundraiser who has long been at the center of the scandal to end all scandals in Ohio politics (entered into public lore as "Coingate"), has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.

"You cooked the books ... it was an elaborate scheme," Judge Osowik said before sentencing Noe.

Mr. Osowik said Noe's crimes were premeditated and he "continued to manipulate" the bureau until May 2005 - even after an internal auditor raised concerns about the coin funds.

The judge said Noe acted as if he had a "bottomless cup" of wealth, which was really backed by state money.

Ahhhh...I love the smell of justice in the morning...


Tags: Ohio, in the states, Tom Noe, Coingate, ethics in government (all tags)


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