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  • Coin Dealer Admits Illegal Donations To Bush

    05/31/2006 8:57:42 PM PDT · by Extremely Extreme Extremist · 6 replies · 662+ views
    CBS2CHICAGO ^ | 31 May 2006 | AP
    (AP) TOLEDO, Ohio -- A coin dealer and prominent GOP fundraiser at the center of an Ohio political scandal pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges he illegally funneled about $45,000 to President Bush's re-election campaign. Tom Noe, once a powerful political figure who also raised money for Ohio Republicans, still is charged with embezzlement in an ill-fated $50 million coin investment that he managed for the state workers' compensation fund. The investment scandal has been a major embarrassment for Ohio's ruling Republicans and given Democrats a better shot at winning state offices this year, including the governor's office, which has...