<p>People identified in an FBI affidavit as “conduits” that </p><p>THE UNIVERSE OF TOM NOE </p><p>■</p><p>Tom Noe used to launder more than </p><p>ver the past 10 months, Tom Noe’s fall has cost people their jobs, their reputations, and in the case of Gov. Bob Taft, his family’s good name. The governor and two of his former aides have been </p><p>$45,000 to the Bush-Cheney campaign: </p><p>MTS executives <strong>Bart Kulish, Phil Swy, </strong></p><p>and <strong>Joe Restivo, </strong>Mr. Noe’s brother-in-law. </p><p><strong>Sue Metzger, </strong>Noe executive assistant. <strong>Mike Boyle, </strong>Toledo businessman. <strong>Jeffrey Mann, </strong>Toledo businessman. <strong>Joe Kidd, </strong>former executive director of the </p><p>Lucas County board of elections. Lucas County Commissioner <strong>Maggie </strong></p><p><strong>Thurber, </strong>and her husband, <strong>Sam Thurber. </strong></p><p><strong>Sally Perz, </strong>a former Ohio representative, her husband, <strong>Joe Perz, </strong>and daughter, </p><p><strong>Allison Perz. </strong>Toledo City Councilman <strong>Betty Shultz. Donna Owens, </strong>former mayor of Toledo. </p><p><strong>H. Douglas Talbott, </strong>a Columbus lobbyist </p><p>and former aide to Gov. Bob Taft. </p><p>O</p><p>convicted of accepting gifts from Mr. Noe. Two more former Taft aides will face a judge in a Columbus courtroom this week for accepting loans from the indicted coin dealer which they did not disclose. </p><p>Five of seven members of the Ohio Supreme Court stepped </p><p>D</p><p>down from The Blade’s Noe records case because he had given them more than $20,000 in campaign contributions. <br>Mr. Noe was Judith Lanzinger’s campaign chairman. <br>Learned </p><p>about coin deal about a year before the scandal erupted; said her questions were answered. </p><p>Other former </p><p>Gave </p><p>■</p><p>Taft aides: </p><p>work to Tom Noe’s wife’s law firm. </p><p><strong>Doug Moormann, </strong>Columbus lobbyist. <strong>Jim Samuel, </strong>Columbus lobbyist. <strong>Jim Mermis, </strong>Columbus lobbyist. <strong>Cherie Carroll, </strong>a Columbus lobbyist and </p><p>former assistant to Brian Hicks. </p><p><strong>Brian Hicks, </strong>Columbus lobbyist and </p><p>former Taft chief of staff. </p><p>Gov. </p><p>■</p><p>Bob Taft. Former Bureau of Workers’ Compensation officials: </p><p>■</p><p>Tom Noe </p><p><strong>Terry Gasper, </strong>former chief financial officer. </p><p><strong>James Conrad, </strong>former administrator. </p><p><strong>Jim McLean, </strong>former chief investment officer. </p><p>Ohio businessmen whose firms received BWC money from Tom Noe: </p><p><strong>NOE </strong></p><p>■</p><p>Mr. <br>Talbott was a </p><p><strong>GAMES INC. </strong></p><p><strong>John Ulmer, </strong>owner of the Westhaven Group. </p><p>Noe </p><p><strong>Roger Ach, </strong>of Games, Inc. <strong>Bob Bennett</strong>, </p><p>chairman of the Ohio Republican Party is an investor. </p><p>‘conduit’ to the Ohio </p><p>Elected officials who </p><p>Supreme <br>Court </p><p>■</p><p>received campaign contributions from Tom Noe: All have agreed to give the money to charity, or to return it to the Workers’ Compensation Bureau: </p><p>U.S. Senator <strong>George Voinovich. </strong></p><p><strong>WEST- HAVEN GROUP </strong></p><p>BOB TAFT </p><p>Ohio Secretary of State <strong>J. Kenneth Blackwell. </strong></p><p>Gov. Bob Taft </p><p>Ohio Attorney General <strong>Jim Petro. </strong>Ohio Auditor <strong>Betty Montgomery. </strong></p><p>Ohio Supreme Court Justices: </p><p><strong>Judith Lanzinger. </strong></p><p>Westhaven and MDL are being investigated as a result of the Noe scandal. </p><p><strong>MDL </strong></p><p><strong>Evelyn Stratton. </strong></p><p><strong>Maureen O’Connor. Terrence O’Donnell. Thomas Moyer. </strong>(Chief Justice) </p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Convicted </li><li style="flex:1">Under </li></ul><p>Investigation </p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Indicted </li><li style="flex:1">Fired </li><li style="flex:1">Resigned </li><li style="flex:1">Demoted </li><li style="flex:1">Noe Golf </li></ul><p>partner <br>Vacationed at Noe’s Florida home <br>Noe Supper Club member </p><p>THE BLADE </p>