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Ohio senators introduce bills to prevent another bribery scandal from happening

BY: - September 11, 2023

To prevent an even bigger and more embarrassing bribery scandal from taking place, Ohio lawmakers introduced two bills to stop public corruption. When a consumer pays their utility bill — it’s not just for their lights. Part of what they pay for is for utility companies’ political endeavors. Ohio learned the hard way that this […]

Ohio utilities’ efficiency programs among the worst in wake of corrupt utility law, report says

BY: - September 5, 2023

Ohio-based AEP responded last week to questions for this story, which incorrectly said it didn’t. It’s been updated. House Bill 6 wasn’t only a bad law because it involved $61 million in bribes in exchange for a $1.3 billion utility bailout.  Most of the bailout payments have been repealed, but somehow the law — the […]

LaRose says he doesn’t remember conversations with players in Ohio racketeering scandal

BY: - July 27, 2023

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose says a constitutional amendment he’s pushing would prevent aspects of the largest bribery and money laundering scandal in state history.  But on Tuesday, he said he didn’t recall conversations with some of the conspiracy’s central figures when it reached a fever pitch in 2019. He also hasn’t produced any […]

Ohio Statehouse drama continues as lawmakers attempt to repeal scandal-ridden coal plant subsidies

BY: - July 17, 2023

The drama continues at the Ohio Statehouse as lawmakers squabble about repealing or protecting scandal-ridden, ratepayer-funded subsidies for coal plants. These subsidies were created from the largest public corruption scandal in state history. Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is standing in a very different spot now than when his legislation, House Bill 6, was […]

Fired First Energy executives team up with others suing to get FE report on Ohio scandal

BY: - July 13, 2023

The long list of pension and investment funds suing Akron-based FirstEnergy are making common cause with two fired executives who were ousted in the wake of a scheme in which the company paid out more than $60 million in exchange for a billion-dollar nuclear bailout.  They’re demanding the report from an internal investigation FirstEnergy conducted […]

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder files appeal while in second week of 20 year sentence

BY: - July 13, 2023

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has appealed his 20-year prison sentence during his second week in custody. He was found to be the “mob boss” in the largest bribery scheme in state history, a judge ruled. The request was one sentence long, just stating he is appealing to the United States Court of Appeals. […]

Mugshots of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, and former Ohio Republican Party chair and lobbyist Matt Borges.

After Householder and Borges sentences, what — or who — comes next?

BY: - July 11, 2023

U.S. District Judge Timothy Black sentenced former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder to 20 years in federal prison and gave lobbyist Matt Borges a five-year sentence for their roles in Ohio’s House Bill 6 corruption scandal. Here’s what to expect next, plus an update on other developments: Appeals by Householder and Borges will likely raise […]

COMMENTARY

Householder goes to prison, but special interest corruption continues as usual in Ohio politics

BY: - July 5, 2023

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is a federal prisoner. That should give all the others in state government with their hands in the cookie jar pause, right? A once all-powerful Statehouse boss faces 20 years behind bars for orchestrating the biggest public corruption scandal in Ohio’s history. That’s deterrence enough for Householder’s political colleagues […]

Former Ohio House Speaker Householder sentenced to 20 years for state’s largest bribery scheme

BY: and - June 29, 2023

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted in the largest bribery scheme in state history. Householder served Ohio for a decade as a lawmaker, now he’s going to be serving for twice that long — as an inmate in federal prison. Householder was sentenced by federal […]

Feds say former GOP leader Matt Borges should get 5 to 8 years in prison

BY: - June 26, 2023

The FBI has requested that former Ohio GOP Leader Matt Borges face 5 to 8 years in prison for his role in the largest corruption scheme in state history, according to a new court filing. He, however, thinks he only deserves 12 months and one day. A jury found that Householder and former GOP leader Matt Borges, […]

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder gives the thumbs up as he enters a federal courthouse in Cincinnati. Photo from WEWS.

Householder asks for 12-18 month sentence as feds seek 16-20 years

BY: - June 23, 2023

After being convicted in the largest bribery scheme in state history, former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder believes he only deserves 12-18 months in prison, according to new court filings. “Mr. Householder is a broken man,” defense attorneys said. “He has been humiliated and disgraced.” A jury found that Householder and former GOP leader Matt Borges, beyond […]

Feds say Householder should get 16-20 years in prison

BY: - June 23, 2023

The FBI has requested that former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder face 16-20 years in prison for “causing immeasurable damage to the institution of democracy,” according to a newly-released court filing. A jury found that Householder and former GOP leader Matt Borges, beyond a reasonable doubt, participated in the largest public corruption case in state history, a racketeering […]