Article: Attorney for Noe hints he'll fault BWC; $50M coin deal is labeled 'dumb'.

Byline: Mike Wilkinson

Oct. 13--One of Tom Noe's attorneys appeared to signal yesterday that he will put the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation on trial for giving Noe $50 million to invest in rare coins in the first place. During jury selection yesterday for Noe's embezzlement trial, John Mitchell questioned the bureau for signing a "very dumb contract" that allowed Noe to buy and sell coins from himself with state money. The agreements, Mr. Mitchell said, "allowed him to basically do anything he wanted to." After objections from prosecutors, Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Thomas Osowik admonished Mr. Mitchell to stick with specific questions for ...

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