http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/breaking_news/13021799.htmGOP donor charged with illegal campaign contributions surrenders
TOLEDO, Ohio - A major GOP donor surrendered to authorities Friday in Orlando, Fla., on charges that he gave thousands of dollars to other people to contribute to President Bush's re-election campaign in an attempt to skirt a $2,000 limit on individual contributions.
Tom Noe, a coin dealer already embroiled in an Ohio state government scandal, was taken into custody just after 8 a.m. and was being held there by the FBI, said David Bauer, Assistant U.S. Attorney in Toledo.
Noe was charged in a federal indictment Thursday with illegally funneling $45,400 to the president's re-election bid through two dozen friends and associates.
An arraignment was tentatively scheduled for Friday afternoon in an Orlando federal court.