Tommy"Ohio coingate" Noe charged with 53 felonies..wow.

[DemInDistress]

COINS SCANDAL
GRAND JURY CHARGES NOE WITH 53 FELONY COUNTS


A grand jury indicted Mr. Noe on 22 counts of forgery, 11 counts of money laundering, eight counts of tampering with records, six counts of aggravated theft, five counts of grand theft, and one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.

If convicted of all charges and he received the maximum penalty, he could face 172.5 years in prison. But Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates said only two of the felony counts have a presumption of incarceration and one, the RICO count, would require a mandatory 10 year prison term.

“We start a whole new chapter now,” Ms. Bates said. “We start the litigation process.”

Also indicted was Timothy LaPointe, Mr. Noe’s partner in Vintage Coins and Collectibles in Monclova Township, which has since been shuttered. He faces one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity under the RICO law and six counts of tampering with records. Mr. LaPointe will receive a summons to appear in court for arraignment.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060213/DEVELOPINGNEWS/302130005

[Wilms]

1. kick

[annabanana]

2. Any chance of him serving any of that

WHOPPING 172.5 YEARS actually in the poky? T'would be an outcome most gratifying...

(nom)

[shanti]

6. he's be pardoned by pissy pants when he leaves office

no doubt about it...

[FreedomAngel82]

3. So no voting fraud?

Or giving Bush illegal money?

[DemInDistress]

5. let's give tommyboy some time to think about that 172 yrs. in

prison..maybe he'll trade blackwell and company..I'd love to see that..

[OzarkDem]

4. $500,000 bond way too low

This guy is a major flight risk, IMHO. Half a million is chump change to these people. The GOP would gladly put up 10 times that amount to get him out of the country.