Criminal Investigations into Republican Campaign Contributions

Federal authorities said yesterday they are investigating local businessman and prominent Republican fund-raiser Tom Noe for possible violations of campaign contribution laws.

Gregory A. White, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, confirmed that his office, in conjunction with the FBI, is looking into Mr. Noe, who was chairman of the Bush-Cheney campaign in northwest Ohio.
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Mr. Noe, 50, is a coin dealer and former chairman of the Lucas County Republican Party.

His contract with the state to manage $50 million in two rare coin funds is currently under investigation by the Ohio inspector general.
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As a regional chairman of the campaign, Mr. Noe had frequent contact with Karl Rove, the architect of the President’s re-election. And Ohio, it turned out, was the pivotal state in the election, narrowly pushing President Bush to victory.

Something rotten in Toledo?

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