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  CNN.com - Noelle Bush given 10 days in jail for contempt - Aug. 8, 2003
A judge sentenced the daughter of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to 10 days in jail for contempt of court Thursday after she was found with crack cocaine in a drug rehabilitation center.
Noelle Bush, 25, was put in a court-ordered rehabilitation program in February after being arrested on charges that she attempted to use a fake prescription to buy drugs.
Bush said that "every parent of a child with an addiction understands that the long road to recovery is never easy and that there are numerous challenges along the way.
archives.cnn.com /2002/LAW/10/17/noelle.bush   (514 words)

  
 Noelle Bush
Noelle Lucila Bush born, to Jeb and Columba Bush.
Noelle Bush asks that drug court records be closed on her case, citing a ludicrous theory involving "expectation of privacy." The real reason, of course, is the extra scrutiny her celebrity status is costing her.
Noelle Bush released from rehab to the custody of her parents, Governor Jeb Bush and wife Columba.
www.rotten.com /library/bio/black-sheep/noelle-bush   (564 words)

  
 George W. Bush Childhood Home
Bush was able to raise a growing family while balancing her volunteer work.
Bush began nationally promoting the cause of literacy while her husband was Vice President, a passion that continues today in her position as Honorary Chairman of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.
Bush's civic-minded advocacy of volunteerism and community service and her role as a beloved wife and mother have earned her a special place in America’s heart.
www.bushchildhoodhome.org /bush_history.html   (1660 words)

  
 t r u t h o u t - ISSUES - Gov. Jeb Bush's Daughter Charged With Fraud
Bush, who was supposed to start a new job Tuesday at a software company, was jailed and released pending a Jan. 31 arraignment.
Noelle Bush told police that the contact number for Scidmore left on the pharmacy answering machine is her second phone line.
Last May, Jenna Bush was charged with using someone else's ID to try to buy a margarita at a restaurant in Texas, and her twin sister, Barbara, was charged with underage drinking.
www.truthout.org /docs_01/01.30A.Noelle.Bush.htm   (691 words)

  
 Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
WASHINGTON — Noelle Bush, 24, niece of President George W. Bush, and daughter of Florida Governor Jeb Bush, was arrested in Florida today for fraud in attempting to obtain Xanax® (alprazolam), a Schedule IV controlled substance.
Bush were charged and convicted in Federal court, without a prior record, the sentencing guidelines for Federal judges suggest a sentence range of 0 to 6 months imprisonment with probation being likely (USSG 2D2.2).
Bush’s family will be able to pay for any medical evaluation necessary for her defense, and they will be able to arrange the finest drug treatment program for her while she awaits trial.
www.cjpf.org /sentencing/noellebush.html   (648 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Jeb Bush's daughter charged with prescription fraud   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Bush and his wife, Columba, issued a statement that they were "deeply saddened" by the incident involving their middle child and only daughter, Noelle, 24.
Noelle Bush has been cited for about a dozen traffic violations and was involved in three automobile crashes since 1995, according to The Associated Press.
Noelle Bush reportedly told police that she was panicked about starting a new job on Tuesday.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2002/01/29/noelle-bush.htm   (645 words)

  
 CNN.com - Noelle Bush released from jail - July 19, 2002
Noelle Bush appears in court with her brother, George P. Bush.
Bush was arrested in January when authorities said she attempted to use a fake prescription for the anti-anxiety drug Xanax.
Noelle Bush had faced the possibility Whitehead would throw her out of the program and force her to face the original charges.
archives.cnn.com /2002/LAW/07/19/noelle.bush/index.html   (453 words)

  
 CNN.com - Noelle Bush given 10 days in jail for contempt - Aug. 8, 2003
A judge sentenced the daughter of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to 10 days in jail for contempt of court Thursday after she was found with crack cocaine in a drug rehabilitation center.
Noelle Bush, 25, was put in a court-ordered rehabilitation program in February after being arrested on charges that she attempted to use a fake prescription to buy drugs.
Bush said that "every parent of a child with an addiction understands that the long road to recovery is never easy and that there are numerous challenges along the way.
www.cnn.com /2002/LAW/10/17/noelle.bush   (514 words)

  
 CNN.com - Police investigate Jeb Bush's daughter - September 10, 2002
The statement said officers were told Bush was found in possession of "a small white rock substance." Officers field-tested the substance, which was 2 grams, and it came back positive for the presence of cocaine, police said.
Noelle Bush was arrested in January when authorities said she attempted to use a fake prescription for the anti-anxiety drug Xanax at a Tallahassee pharmacy.
In July, a judge sent Bush to the Orange County Jail for three days after staff members at the facility accused her of violating the terms of her court-ordered drug treatment program by taking prescription pills from a nurse's office.
edition.cnn.com /2002/US/09/10/noelle.bush   (315 words)

  
 State: Noelle Bush gets 10 days in jail
Bush was accompanied by her aunt, Dorothy "Doro" Koch, who lives outside Washington, D.C., Cory Tilley, a former press secretary for the governor, and her attorneys.
Bush he was aware of allegations that she was found with crack cocaine in her shoe at the treatment center.
Bush's lawyer, former statewide prosecutor Peter Antonacci, stood beside her in court and urged the judge to be lenient, noting that she has passed frequent drug tests despite violating rules.
www.sptimes.com /2002/10/18/State/Noelle_Bush_gets_10_d.shtml   (1102 words)

  
 Noelle Bush Biography (Political Relative) — FactMonster.com
Noelle is the daughter of Florida governor Jeb Bush and his wife, Columba, and the niece of U.S. president George W. Bush.
Noelle made news headlines on 29 January 2002 when she was arrested by Tallahassee police and charged with prescription fraud after she tried to buy the sedative Xanax at a local pharmacy.
The case received extra attention because it echoed the 2001 arrests of Noelle Bush's cousins, Jenna and Barbara Bush, for underage drinking.
www.factmonster.com /biography/var/noellebush.html   (216 words)

  
 Boston.com / Latest News / Nation
Noelle Bush, the daughter of Florida Governor Jeb Bush, will spend 10 days in an Orange County, Fla., jail.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Gov. Jeb Bush's daughter was sentenced to 10 days in jail and led away in handcuffs Thursday after being accused of having crack cocaine in her shoe while in drug rehab.
Noelle Bush, 25, kissed her aunt Dorothy Koch as a sheriff's deputy cuffed her behind the back.
www.boston.com /news/daily/17/noelle_bush.htm   (555 words)

  
 Comments on 20226 | MetaFilter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
As this transcript of a 911 call indicates, Noelle Bush received special treatment that kept her in rehab and out of jail, at the same time her father opposes the Florida Right-to-Treatment Initiative, which encourages handling non-violent drug offenses with treatment rather than incarcertation.
Strangely enough, the 911 transcipt indicates that Noelle Bush's rehab center was primarily targeted to drug-addicted women with children, which begs the question of why the childless Noelle Bush was in there in the first place.
The main thing that Noelle Bush did that put her in the way of the criminal justice system was forging a prescription for narcotics, which is an offense of a higher order than simply buying to get high.
www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/20226   (2644 words)

  
 freedomforum.org: Ruling: Noelle Bush's hearing should be open to public
Attorneys for Noelle Bush had asked the judge to close her drug court hearings, arguing that the governor's daughter had the right to expect privacy.
Noelle Bush was placed in the drug court system after she was accused of trying to use a forged prescription to buy the anti-anxiety drug Xanax at a pharmacy drive-through window in January.
Bush was sent to jail for two days in July after center workers found her with prescription pills.
www.freedomforum.org /templates/document.asp?documentID=17116   (497 words)

  
 Extratv.com : Noelle Bush Arrested
The president's 24-year-old niece, Noelle Bush, was arrested and charged with prescription fraud.
Noelle's twin cousins, Jenna and Laura Bush have both been busted for underage drinking.
And in 1999, Noelle’s mother, Columba Bush, publicly apologized after she was caught by customs officials trying to sneak $19,000 worth of Paris goods into the country.
extratv.warnerbros.com /dailynews/extra/01_02/01_29b.html   (170 words)

  
 Police: Noelle Bush Sought Xanax - News Story - KNBC | Los Angeles
Noelle Bush was handcuffed and taken to the Leon County Jail.
Noelle Bush told police that she was alone Monday night when she had an anxiety attack, officials said.
Columba Bush, Noelle Bush's mother, is currently a spokeswoman and member of Informed Families of Florida, a nonprofit organization, which is involved in educating families on the perils of drug abuse, according to the governor's Web site.
www.nbc4.tv /news/1211639/detail.html   (354 words)

  
 Noelle Bush In Custody; Sheepish President Says Drugs Are "Just In The Family"
Noelle Bush, daughter of Florida Governor Jeb Bush and niece of President George W. Bush, was arrested on Thursday for possession of a prescription drug that went against her parole rules, which were instated over a year ago when she was charged with illegal possession of prescription drugs.
Bush laughed heartily for a moment, and then proceeded to touch on the somewhat controversial subject of his own former addiction.
Bush finished by saying he aimed to finish what was started by the Reagans in the 80's.
www.enduringvision.com /archives/noelle_bush.htm   (549 words)

  
 cannabisnews.com: Fair Deal for Noelle Bush
Noelle is, in essence, a third-time offender.She was arrested in January on a felony charge for trying to use a phony prescription to get Xanax, a drug favored by cocaine users.
But the point should not be that Noelle is treated worse--it is that her sentencing, which focuses on treatment and rehabilitation--should be accorded to everyone's child, not just to a few.And there is the problem.
It is time for the Bush family to have their family member "held hostage" by the prison industry (notice the parenthesis, all you trigger-happy agents of corruption) using the process they have implemented, until we are all free.
www.cannabisnews.com /news/thread14531.shtml   (2644 words)

  
 State: Close Noelle Bush's drug hearing, her lawyer asks
Noelle Bush has an expectation of privacy while under the drug court's supervision, said Peter Antonacci, her attorney.
If the judge rules in favor of private hearings for Noelle Bush, it would go against the grain of the First Amendment, since court proceedings are closed to the public only under rare circumstances, said Bruce J. Winick, a law professor at the University of Miami.
Bush could be tried on criminal charges if she is kicked out of drug court.
www.sptimes.com /2002/10/09/news_pf/State/Close_Noelle_Bush_s_d.shtml   (518 words)

  
 Poynter Online - Ethics case study: Noelle Bush and the Orlando Sentinel
Shaw pointed out that another Jeb Bush’s child had indiscretions that have been universally ignored by the press, because the incidents seemed minor and the child was a juvenile.
Bush changed the equation April 30, when he brought up his daughter’s addiction during a campaign speech.
Noelle Bush’s case had been diverted to a drug court, where she was to seek in-patient treatment.
poynter.org /dg.lts/id.53/aid.9347/column.htm   (1035 words)

  
 Noelle Bush Handcuffed, Sentenced To 10 Days In Jail - Local News Story - WKMG Orlando
Whitehead told Bush he was sending her to jail because he was aware allegations that she was found with crack cocaine in her shoe while at the treatment center.
Bush was sent to jail for two days in July after center workers found her with unauthorized prescription pills.
Noelle Bush was sentenced on the same day her uncle, President Bush, was scheduled to visit Florida to discuss education at a New Smyrna Beach elementary school and hold a fund raiser for his brother's re-election campaign.
www.local6.com /news/1724910/detail.html   (897 words)

  
 Noelle Bush Graduates from Drug Court
Bush, 26, agreed to attend a drug-rehabilitation program in lieu of a prison sentence.
Bush was transferred to the Orlando program in January 2002 after she was arrested by Tallahassee police for trying to obtain the anti-anxiety drug Xanax using a fake prescription.
Bush went back to jail a second time for 10 days last fall, when police found crack cocaine in her shoe at the Mercy Drive women's residential center.
www.jointogether.org /news/headlines/inthenews/2003/noelle-bush-graduates-from.html   (198 words)

  
 Mark A. R. Kleiman: THE NOELLE BUSH PRECEDENT So
THE NOELLE BUSH PRECEDENT So So neither Jeb Bush nor his wife were in the courtroom to see daughter Noelle led away in handcuffs.
Bush, having asked the media to respect his daughter's privacy, then went on national TV for an hour to talk about the situation.
To review the facts briefly: Noelle Bush, age 25, having been caught forging a prescription for Xanax (a short-acting benzodiazepine tranquilizer) was allowed to enter a drug court program, receiving residential treatment under judicial supervision instead of prison time.
www.samefacts.com /archives/000853.html   (693 words)

  
 Newsbrief: Noelle Bush in Trouble Again
Noelle Bush, the 25-year-old daughter of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and niece of President George W. Bush, was found with crack cocaine while staying at a drug rehab center where she was attempting to avoid jail time over a January incident in which she tried to obtain the prescription tranquilizer Xanax with a forged prescription.
Two months ago, Bush was jailed for three days by her drug court judge after workers at the treatment center found her carrying prescription pills that did not belong to her.
A spokesman for the court told the AP that Bush could be sentenced to more jail time for violating the terms of her agreement, and if she is charged with drug possession, she could be kicked out of the program and then face prison time for her original charge as well as this week's bust.
stopthedrugwar.org /chronicle/254/noelle.shtml   (691 words)

  
 Noelle Bush Case Sparks Legal Test
Bush has been undergoing treatment at the Center for Drug-Free Living since she was arrested in Tallahassee in January after attempting to purchase the antianxiety drug Xanax with a fraudulent prescription.
Bush has also distinguished himself by promoting one of the most innovative choice-based school reforms in the nation -- a plan that allows students in failing schools to go to any public or private school of their choice -- and by enacting tort reform legislation fiercely opposed by the trial lawyers.
Noelle Bush would be doing jail for a long time if she got caught every time she broke a drug law.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/755772/posts   (4552 words)

  
 A Crack House Divided
While Noelle has been given every break in the book -- and then some -- her father has made it harder for others in her position to get the help they need by cutting the budgets of drug treatment and drug court programs in his state.
That’s why the staff at Noelle's rehab center tore up a sworn statement incriminating Noelle even though the facility's standard policy is to turn all such matters over to the police.
If, through her pain, Noelle Bush can help open her family's minds as well as their hearts and force them to rethink their disastrous drug policy, the nation -- and millions of young Americans in particular -- will owe her a tremendous debt of gratitude.
www.commondreams.org /views02/0917-09.htm   (764 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Judge rules in favor of rehab center in Noelle Bush case   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
ORLANDO —; A judge ruled Monday that staff members at the drug rehab center where Gov. Jeb Bush's daughter is receiving treatment do not have to answer police questions about a piece of crack allegedly found in her shoe.
The state attorney's office issued subpoenas for four staffers at the Center for Drug-Free Living in Orlando after police received a report from another patient on Sept. 9 that 25-year-old Noelle Bush had been found with cocaine in her shoe.
Noelle Bush was put in a court-ordered rehabilitation program in February shortly after she was arrested at a pharmacy drive-through window for allegedly trying to buy the anti-anxiety drug Xanax with a fraudulent prescription.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2002-09-29-noellebush-drug_x.htm   (335 words)

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