Kaptur weighs Congressional probe of Noe

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And another tenacle in the corruption comes to light
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060404/SRRARECOINS/304040014/-1/SRRARECOINS2
Former coin dealer's activities with U.S. Mint draw increased scrutiny
U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur yesterday demanded answers about what happened behind the scenes that led to Tom Noe’s federal appointment to a U.S. Mint advisory committee.
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Last week, Greg Weinman, the Mint’s senior counsel, told The Blade that the Treasury Department’s inspector general had opened an investigation into Mr. Noe’s role as a member and chairman of the committee. Mr. Noe resigned from the committee in May, 2005, after his attorneys told Ohio authorities to expect a shortfall up to $13 million in the $50 million rare-coin investment he managed for the state’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.

Damien LaVera, a spokesman for the Democratic National Committee, said Mr. Noe’s federal post is an another example of how the Bush Administration has “abused the appointment process.”

Mr. Noe earned the elite status of a Bush “Pioneer” in 2003 and 2004 by raising at least $100,000 for President Bush’s re-election campaign.
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E-mails obtained by The Blade from the Treasury Department through a Freedom of Information Act request show that House Speaker Dennis Hastert, an Illinois Republican, officially recommended Mr. Noe to Treasury Secretary John Snow for an appointment on the committee, and that the White House pushed for his selection.

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1. Bush Pioneer= stole at least $100k from the system.

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