IG Releases Long-Delayed Final Report on 'Coingate'

By Peter MantiusNorthern Bureau ChiefThe Ohio state inspector general on April 24 released a long-delayed final investigative report on the 2005 Coingate scandal, which was triggered by the discovery that millions of dollars were stolen from the state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s investments in rare coins.The central figure in the affair was Toledo-area rare-coin dealer Tom Noe, who is serving an 18-year prison term for stealing $13.7 million of the $50 million he administered for the BWC.In 2005, the investigation of Noe quickly broadened, leading to the discovery that the in...