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Milt Ohlsen III

In interview, Smith looks back

Monday, November 23, 2009 || Puneet Kollipara

Prison life will soon be here for Jeff Smith.
“Surely it won’t be a picnic,” Smith said. “But I’m a strong person, and I’ve overcome things before…so I’ll get through it, with the help of friends and family and a great support system.”

Ohlsen tied to Smith, Clayton bombing

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 || John Scott

New information about the 2008 bombing at the parking garage at 190 Carondelet Blvd. in Clayton has brought new attention to Milton “Skip” Ohlsen III, a former Democratic campaign strategist also tied to former state Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, and former state Rep. Steve Brown, D-Clayton, who resigned from the Missouri General Assembly on Tuesday.

State Sen. Jeff Smith resigns, pleads guilty to federal charges

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 || Puneet Kollipara and Sam Guzik

Jeff Smith, a Missouri state senator who frequently taught at Washington University, resigned his Senate seat and pled guilty in federal court on Tuesday to two counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice, after weeks of speculation about a federal investigation into Smith and others who worked on his 2004 congressional campaign.

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