Conyers to call for special prosecutor to investigate Noe scandal
Larisa Alexandrovna
Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is set to call today for a special prosecutor to investigate the scandal surrounding Bush's chief fundraiser in Ohio, Tom Noe, RAW STORY has learned. His request is cosigned by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH).
Noe is being probed for myriad shady financial dealings, including $50 million siphoned from the state's worker's compensation fund into rare coins, and money laundering.
"The facts that have come out indicate a culture of corruption in the Ohio Republican Party," Conyers in a statement to RAW STORY. "An investigation such as this,which is rife with conflicts of interest, begs for the appointment of an independent prosecutor who would be immune from the partisan gamesmanship we have seen so far."
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Conyers' letter to Bush Attorney General Alberto Gonzales follows.
