COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Legal records of the historic
conviction of then-Ohio Gov. Bob Taft in a 2005 rare-coin investment
scandal have been shielded forever from public view.
Taft,
descendant of a U.S. president, is Ohio’s only governor convicted of a
crime. The fact his record’s been expunged is drawn from the lack of any
reference to his no-contest plea on ethics charges in a state
watchdog’s report released last week on the Coingate scandal.
The action was first reported by The Columbus Dispatch.
Inspector
General Randall Meyer, who produced last week’s long-awaited
investigative report, indicated he was legally prohibited from
mentioning certain figures’ involvement because their records were
sealed. He didn’t say who.
Taft’s name appears in the document, but his and four other convictions aren’t mentioned.
Reached Tuesday, Taft declined to comment.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Legal records of the historic
conviction of then-Ohio Gov. Bob Taft in a 2005 rare-coin investment
scandal have been shielded forever from public view.
Taft,
descendant of a U.S. president, is Ohio’s only governor convicted of a
crime. The fact his record’s been expunged is drawn from the lack of any
reference to his no-contest plea on ethics charges in a state
watchdog’s report released last week on the Coingate scandal.
The action was first reported by The Columbus Dispatch.
Inspector
General Randall Meyer, who produced last week’s long-awaited
investigative report, indicated he was legally prohibited from
mentioning certain figures’ involvement because their records were
sealed. He didn’t say who.
Taft’s name appears in the document, but his and four other convictions aren’t mentioned.
Reached Tuesday, Taft declined to comment.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.