COLUMBUS, Ohio — The legal dispute over whether it was appropriate to freeze $8 million in personal assets belonging to a former top Ohio utility regulator caught up in a federal bribery investigation has ping-ponged once again. In a ruling Tuesday, the Ohio Supreme Court reversed the Tenth District Court of Appeals’ decision and reinstated a lower court’s order, allowing …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawyers disagreed sharply in arguments before the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday over whether $8 million in assets belonging to the state’s former top utility regulator should have been frozen after he was caught up in a sweeping Statehouse bribery investigation. The state’s attorney told justices that Sam Randazzo was “spending down criminal proceeds” when Republican Attorney …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. If there’s evidence to the contrary, we’ll act accordingly.” Randazzo resigned days later, citing in a letter to DeWine that “events and news of this week have undoubtedly been disturbing or worse to many stakeholders.” DeWine responded by thanking Randazzo, saying, “He has done very, very good work as chair.” DeWine told the AP on Tuesday …
