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| Major Bush donor Tom Noe pleads guilty to finance fraud!
by Arlen Parsa
Holy crap, Tom Noe plead guilty today.
Former GOP fund-raiser Tom Noe admitted today that he used politicians, former aides to Gov. Bob Taft, coworkers, and friends to illegally pour thousands of dollars into the effort to reelect President Bush.
Noe entered a guilty plea before U.S. District Court Judge David Katz in Toledo to all three felony charges he faced for violating federal campaign finance law. Appearing with his sister and brother-in-law and three attorneys, Noe was calm and responsive to Judge Katz’ questions during the 47-minute hearing.
The report says that he will likely serve over two years in prison, with a maximum sentence of 15 years. I’m surprised this isn’t being more widely reported, it’s big news. Well, maybe people are getting tired of hearing about more Republican scandals. You can read more about Noe and get background here.
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