Noe gets 18 years (refuses plea)

[ProSense]

Ohio fundraiser gets 18 years in prison

By JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press Writer
2 minutes ago

TOLEDO, Ohio - A former GOP fundraiser at the center of a scandal-plagued state investment in rare coins that helped Democrats seize power in the midterm elections was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison.

Tom Noe, a prominent coin dealer accused of taking at least $2 million, was convicted last week of theft, corrupt activity, money laundering, forgery and tampering with records.

Noe declined to make a statement during the hearing.

Noe refused 10-year term in plea deal

How many people could he have brought down? Or who?

[karynnj]

1. I wonder if he was offered a Presidential pardon in late 2008

That would effectively equate to 2 years

[Auggie]

3. Yeah -- chimp will have to be busy with the pardons, won't he?

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. Naw. It's just the hubris. He is the center of his universe, and

could not believe he would actually go down for it. These people really believe the law does not apply to the rich, that the guy with the best lawyer wins, regardless. Lawyers are people who get you off, accountants are people who find ways to get what you want, and judges are the guys that you put on the bench to make sure nothing goes wrong. Your only responsibility is to yourself - there is no such thing as "society".

Thanks, Ayn Rand. Your followers are insane.

[Wickerman]

2. Honorable to the end

:puke:

"A plea agreement would have saved the state millions of dollars in investigation and trial preparation and may have secured more information from Noe, Ms. Bates said."

Couldn't do the right thing and save the state money - oh, and of course, he wasn't willing to rat out anyone else in this criminal enterprise that reaches God knows how high. What a guy.

[exlrrp]

5. Maybe after a few years of Playing Drop The Soap.......

He might further enlighten us.

[originalpckelly]

4. OH NOE!

:rofl:

[dipsydoodle]

8. Any more of that of that silliness

and I'll start singing "Anyone here seen Kelly - K, E, double L, Y" :rofl:

[originalpckelly]

10. OH NO!

:rofl:

[Canuckistanian]

6. Guess he figured he wouldn't be safe in prison

What with all the other GOP thugs now behind bars.

I wonder if they'll all get together and cook spaghetti?

[DainBramaged]

14. Cook spaghetti, they aren't smart enough to be wise guys

[tsuki]

9. Happy days are here again,

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[Plaid Adder]

11. Well, every last day of that sentence was richly deserved.

Now the really cool thing will be if they follow the money laundering all the way up to the top...cause I think the top is George W.

We'll get him into that orange jumpsuit one way or the other,

The Plaid Adder

[oc2002]

12. will he serve in a REAL 'OZ' like prison or one of them prissy low security ones like Martha Steward

sounds like he needs the OZ treatment.

[valerief]

13. He'll choke on a turkey bone on Thanksgiving and pass on, exactly

like Ken Lay. In the Bahamas.

[warrens]

15. How many people could he have brought down? Or who?

Probably a lot. The downside is that he has developed this fondness for breathing and being on top of the earth instead of under it.

[Ikonoklast]

17. Sen. George Voinovich, R-OH is an old friend

His ties to Noe go way, way back.

I can't wait to see Noe and all the old mob connections get hung around Voinovichs' neck.

[OzarkDem]

20. Betty Montgomery, Petro, Taft

he's probably linked to nearly every GOP elected official in Ohio, but most interesting were his ties to fundraising for Bush / Cheney in 2004.

[Ikonoklast]

21. And all the old-time mob connections

That got a seat on the Ohio Turnpike Commission, and fed like prize hogs at the taxpayers' expense.

[Fovea]

16. Why should he talk?

He'll be out in 2.

[mom cat]

19. LOL! ... You beat me to it!

[sandrakae]

18. Damn. Republicans are not only crooked, they are stupid.

They are so sure they are never going to have to pay for their crimes.