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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Paul, good point. It would seem that the uncovering of Noe's purported criminality in connection with the state funds led the authorities to evidence that suggests that Mastro used shill bidding to drive up the prices paid by Noe and other Mastro bidders. I don't think the Daily News was looking to drag Mastro into anything, however; clearly, Ohio authorities are the ones alleging Mastro's possible involvement in fraud, not the News. The paper is just reporting it.