Tom Noe charged with theft and money laundering (RICO type charges)

[mtnester]

http://www.nbc4i.com/news/7006287/detail.html?treets=col&tml=col_break&ts=T&tmi=col_break_1_09060202132006


COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Prosecutors on Monday charged a prominent GOP fundraiser Monday with theft and money laundering in an investigation of a controversial state investment in rare coins that has embroiled Republicans in scandal during an election year.

The charges against coin dealer Tom Noe conclude a 10-month investigation by a team of state and federal prosecutors into the $50 million rare coin investment Noe managed for the state insurance fund for injured workers

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2105268&mesg_id=2105268

[mtnester]

1. My own kick - because this will have ramifications all the way to the WH

I predict this week will be a "FABULOUS" one for the Cheney-Bush cabal

[Botany]

2. I see your kick and raise you one.

BTW Noe's wife was head of the Lucas County BOE (Toledo)
The results out of there where very strange in 04.

[mtnester]

6. Don't I know it! I was an observer in Fairfield County

another "funny" county

[Botany]

7. Where you the one who told me that they stopped the recount

when the hand count didn't match the machine count .....
and then later on they put in new hardware and the count matched?

Can you please PM your story?

[mtnester]

10. That's the one

you would not believe what went on

I think you can even google my story...it was posted in the forums..hang on and I will get that for you.

[mtnester]

11. Check your PM n/t

[havocmom]

15. Hey, if you have a great link for info, share with us all.

So many newbies and lurkers here now wanting to learn, we should offer up as much related material/links for them as we can. Helps America catch up on all the dirt the GOP has been throwing in their eyes. Sometimes we can help a whole new crowd find out all the shit that goes on and show more folks it isn't all 'conspiracy theory & partisan politics' like the GOP tries to label it to blow it off.

Pretty please? :hi:

[mtnester]

19. Sure, here is my story on recount Ohio archived at Daily Kos

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/12/16/103837/16

about halfway down re: Fairfield County

[havocmom]

21. Thank you! You probably opened some eyes by providing that link

We make progress, one mind at a time and you just gave lots of folks some food for thought!

Thanks again. Bookmarking so I can get it out to others too. :thumbsup:

DU is such a great tool for helping people to learn what the media doesn't want them to know.

[KoKo]

26. 53 COUNT??? He's gonna need to do some Serious Plea Bargaining?

Who else could he bring into this? Is Ney a strong possibility?

[Sydnie]

3. well, it's about time!

May it reach deep into the GOP and bring them all down. Noe strikes me as the type not to want to go down alone.

[Botany]

9. did I ever tell you that you are my Fav EDV?

[Sydnie]

14. And you are my fav too!

[Botany]

18. A Bay Air 'toon

[helderheid]

4. k & r - he also has ties in stealing the election in Ohio.

[hang a left]

5. I forget

Is there an independent counsel on this?? If there isn't there needs to be. But it is Ohio, doubt that would happen.

[DemReadingDU]

8. indicted on 53 counts

K&R

[Roland99]

17. 53 counts? ZOINKS!!

he he

[drm604]

12. K&R

Very important.

[Frustratedlady]

13. Isn't It About Time To Start Investigating...

the Republican contributions and any charities with even a hint of having a Republican on their board and track all of the donations back to see if they were laundered. They have to be the "cleanest" party in the west.

[Solly Mack]

16. finally

that's really good news

[gratuitous]

20. 53 counts; nice

I wonder how many insurance actuaries would recommend investing insurance funds in rare coins?

Noe should spend an extended period of time in the Grey Bar Hotel, and he should have lots and lots of company.

[mtnester]

22. Kick myself cause I think this is VERY important

[McCamy Taylor]

23. Is he going to cooperate with prosecutors? If not this is a sham.

Noe and his wife were players in Selection 2004. Prosecutors could lean on them to get bigger fish. If they dont, then the prosecution is a cover up.

[mtnester]

24. Supposedly, THESE are the charges that resulted from him cooperating

If that is the case, this is REALLY bad for some Repubs. REALLY BAD..all the way to the WH as well as that asshat Blackwell, and just watch that idiot Bob Ney resign for "personal reasons" soon.

[mtnester]

25. ALSO, maybe Betty Montgomery should have stayed in the Govs race..oh wait

she is now running for her old job as Attorney General (suddenly announced about 1 1/2 weeks ago).

PROBABLY becasue if she gets in (and I hope not) they will need someone to pardon every effing Repub in this state...EVERY one.

[in_cog_ni_to]

27. G-d I hope he takes Blackwell down with him and the entire

repuke party in Ohio! This is AWESOME NEWS!

[madmom]

28. sounds great..but hey this is Ohio, I'll be surprised if he even

gets probation. I've lived here long enough to know if you have an r behind your name you're special:banghead:

[LiberalHeart]

29. Link to complete text of Noe indictment (PDF)

http://wtol.com/Global/Link.asp?L=181122

[Wilms]

30. kick