Tom Noe's Case To Drag On Before Election

Republican fundraiser, Tom Noe, will have his court case paraded before Ohioans just before the November election. Noe's corruption scandal with ties to the Republican Party, will serve as a reminder to Ohioans of the culture of corruption created by the Republicans.

In the latest news, Noe's lawyer has asked for no jail time. His lawyer has asked for probation. The Toledo Blade has the story. Here is an excerpt from the article:

Tom Noe’s illegal scheme to pump thousands of tainted dollars into President Bush’s re-election hurt no one and a federal judge should consider giving him probation and community service, his attorney said yesterday.

In a memorandum to U.S. District Judge David Katz, Jon Richardson criticized the prosecutors’ call — filed Tuesday — for additional prison time...
...Tom Noe’s illegal scheme to pump thousands of tainted dollars into President Bush’s re-election hurt no one and a federal judge should consider giving him probation and community service, his attorney said yesterday.

In a memorandum to U.S. District Judge David Katz, Jon Richardson criticized the prosecutors’ call — filed Tuesday — for additional prison time....

In a related case, here is still more about those associated with Tom Noe:

Toledo Blade:
THEY could have been sent to jail, and perhaps should have, but four of the "conduits" in Tom Noe's campaign money-laundering scheme nonetheless are being hit with a moderately painful and well-deserved shot to a vulnerable spot - the pocketbook.

The four Republican women - Lucas County Commissioner Maggie Thurber, Toledo City Council member Betty Shultz, former mayor Donna Owens, and former county GOP chairman Sally Perz - each will be required to shell out $5,125. That's the penalty for having illegally accepted money from Noe to attend a $2,000 fund-raiser for President Bush in Columbus in 2003. The fines include $1,000 for failing to disclose receipt of the money in ethics filings, plus $4,125 each as their share of the state's cost of investigating their wrongdoing...