June 29, 2004 – Ohio Gov. Bob Taft of Cincinnati likes to golf - even with lobbyists - and it comes back to haunt him as he fails to report numerous rounds as gifts. He didn't report a Teddy Bear from the Meigs County Commissioners, either. Taft pleads no contest to misdemeanor charges for not disclosing gifts and becomes the first governor charged with a crime while in office.
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