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People identified in an FBI THE UNIVERSE OF TOM NOE ■ affidavit as “conduits” that ver the past 10 months, Tom Noe’s fall has cost people their jobs, their reputations, and in the case Tom Noe used to launder more than Oof Gov. Bob Taft, his family’s good name. The governor and two of his former aides have been $45,000 to the Bush-Cheney campaign: convicted of accepting gifts from Mr. Noe. Two more former Taft aides will face a judge in a Columbus MTS executives Bart Kulish, Phil Swy, courtroom this week for accepting loans from the indicted coin dealer which they did not disclose. and Joe Restivo, Mr. Noe’s brother-in-law. Sue Metzger, Noe executive assistant. Mike Boyle, Toledo businessman. Five of seven members of the Ohio Supreme Court stepped FBI-IDENTIF Jeffrey Mann, Toledo businessman. down from The Blade’s Noe records case because he had IED ‘C OND Joe Kidd, former executive director of the given them more than $20,000 in campaign UIT S’ M Lucas County board of elections. contributions. R. N Lucas County Commissioner Maggie OE Mr. Noe was Judith U Thurber, and her husband, Sam Thurber. Lanzinger’s campaign SE Terrence O’Donnell D Sally Perz, a former Ohio representative, chairman. T Learned Thomas Moyer O her husband, Joe Perz, and daughter, Maureen O’Connor L about coin A U Allison Perz. deal about N D Toledo City Councilman Betty Shultz. a year before the E Evelyn Stratton R Donna Owens, former mayor of Toledo. scandal erupted; said F Judith Lanzinger U H. Douglas Talbott, a Columbus lobbyist her questions were N Phil Swy, Joe Restivo Joe Swy, Phil MTS Bart Kulish, Kulish, Bart D and former aide to Gov. Bob Taft. answered. Sue Metzger S Mike Boyle T Other former Gave O Betty Montgomery Jeffrey Mann ■ Taft aides: work to T Tom Noe’s CONTRIBUTIONS H Doug Moormann, Columbus lobbyist. E Joe Kidd wife’s law B Jim Samuel, Columbus lobbyist. firm. U Jim Mermis, Columbus lobbyist. Maggie and Sam S H Cherie Carroll, a Columbus lobbyist and Thurber - Jim Petro CAMPAIGN CASH C former assistant to Brian Hicks. H Sally, Joe and Allison E Brian Hicks, Columbus lobbyist and $45,000 Perz N former Taft chief of staff. J. Kenneth Blackwell CAMPAIGN CASH E Y Gov. Betty C A ■ Bob Taft. CAMPAIGN CASH Shultz M Former Bureau of Workers’ P A ■ Compensation officials: George Donna I CAMPAIGN CASH Tom G Terry Gasper, former chief financial officer. Voinovich Owens N NOE Noe James Conrad, former administrator. Jim McLean, former chief investment officer. LOAN Roger Ach H. Douglas Ohio businessmen whose BWC MONEY S Talbott ■ firms received BWC money LOAN Mr. from Tom Noe: Doug E Talbott GAMES Moormann was a John Ulmer, owner of the Westhaven Group. Bob Bennett BWC MONEY INC. D Noe Roger Ach, of Games, Inc. Bob Bennett, Jim ‘conduit’ chairman of the Ohio Republican Party is I Samuel to the an investor. Ohio John Ulmer A Jim Supreme Elected officials who $50 MILLION Mermis Jim ■ received campaign Court Cherie contributions from Tom Noe: All Carroll WEST- CASH CAMPAIGN McLean Brian D have agreed to give the money to HAVEN Hicks charity, or to return it to the James N Conrad GROUP Terry Workers’ Compensation Bureau: B BOB A Gasper U.S. Senator George Voinovich. W TAFT C Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth S Gov. Blackwell. T E Bob Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro. E A Ohio Auditor Betty Montgomery. F T Taft Westhaven and MDL are being T N Ohio Supreme Court Justices: investigated as a result of the A O I MDL P P Judith Lanzinger. Noe scandal. Evelyn Stratton. Maureen O’Connor. Convicted Under Indicted Fired Resigned Demoted Noe Golf Vacationed at Noe Supper Terrence O’Donnell. Investigation partner Noe’s Florida home Club member Thomas Moyer. (Chief Justice) THE BLADE.