IG Planning Revised 'Coingate' Report that Includes Taft's Conviction

A spokesman for state Inspector General Randall K. Meyer told the Columbus Dispatch newspaper April 30 that Meyer would probably issue a revised final report on the “Coingate” scandal that includes the criminal convictions of former Gov. Bob Taft and four others. A report issued by the IG last week omitted reference to the five convictions on the grounds that they had all been expunged. The spokesman, Carl Enslen, attributed the omission to a research error by an investigate attorney.Taft’s attorney, William Meeks, told the Dispatch that Taft had never applied for an exp...