GOPer and Alleged Coin Thief on for October TrialAh, Coingate. Thomas Noe, the Bush Pioneer who allegedly embezzled more than $1 million from a coin fund he managed for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, is on for an October trial.
That’s not good news for Ohio Republicans, who’ve been battered by scandal for more than a year now. Noe’s trial, which is scheduled to start October 10th, is expected to go on for months, which means that voters will have a steady reminder of the local GOP’s ethical and criminal problems during the heat of the election season.
Noe has already pled guilty to federal charges that he illegally funneled more than $45,000 to the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign, but he’s fighting state charges of Racketeering, Theft, Forgery, Money Laundering, and Tampering with Records relating to his management of the coin fund.
