(Ohio Gov) Taft Facing Four Criminal Charges For Failing To Report Gifts

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By Alan Johnson and Mark Niquette
The Columbus Dispatch

Gov. Bob Taft is expected to be charged this afternoon in Franklin County Municipal Court with four criminal misdemeanors for failing to disclose golf outings and possibly other favors.

The charges are be outlined at a press conference this afternoon with Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien and Columbus City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr.

If convicted on the first-degree misdemeanor charges, Taft faces a maximum fine of $1,000 and up to six months in jail on each count.

Taft, 63, the great-grandson of William Howard Taft, the only American to serve as president and chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, made history on his own: He is the first Ohio governor to face criminal charges while in office.

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1. Duplicate - please delete

[short bus president]

2. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

I heard it would be decided today whether he'd be charged. Glad at least this preliminary report seems to indicate he will be.