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Ohio can freeze ex-top utility regulator’s $8 million in assets, high court says
11 months ago

Ohio can freeze ex-top utility regulator’s $8 million in assets, high court says

Associated Press  

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 …

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Documents of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and lieutenant governor subpoenaed in lawsuit over bribery scheme
1 year ago

Documents of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and lieutenant governor subpoenaed in lawsuit over bribery scheme

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s governor and lieutenant governor have been drawn into a FirstEnergy Corp. investors lawsuit connected to the $60 million bribery scheme concocted by the Akron-based energy giant and a now-incarcerated House speaker. It seeks any communications DeWine might have had with FirstEnergy, executives named in the lawsuit or Sam Randazzo, the state’s former top utility regulator, that …

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Ohio froze an ex-utility regulator’s $8 million in assets. Lawyers disagree over whether it’s legal
1 year, 5 months ago

Ohio froze an ex-utility regulator’s $8 million in assets. Lawyers disagree over whether it’s legal

Associated Press  

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 …

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Who paid the bribes? Ohio judge demands answers in FirstEnergy shareholders’ suit
2 years, 9 months ago

Who paid the bribes? Ohio judge demands answers in FirstEnergy shareholders’ suit

Raw Story  

About seven months ago, FirstEnergy, as a company, admitted to federal law enforcement to paying out two, multimillion dollar sets of bribes: one to the former speaker of the Ohio House and one to the state’s top utility regulator. Adams said in the order Friday that he adjourned Wednesday’s hearing given the lawyers’ “steadfast refusal to answer even the most …

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Prosecutor: Householder criminal case shouldn’t be dismissed
2 years, 10 months ago

Prosecutor: Householder criminal case shouldn’t be dismissed

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Arguments that a racketeering conspiracy charge in a $60 million bribery scheme should be dismissed against former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder are invalid because they apply the wrong legal standards and ignore the substance of the allegations against him, federal prosecutors argued in a motion filed Tuesday. Householder is accused of shepherding the $60 million scheme secretly …

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2 Ohio political operatives plead guilty in bribery probe
4 years, 1 month ago

2 Ohio political operatives plead guilty in bribery probe

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two Ohio political operatives pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that they conspired as part of what another defendant called an “unholy alliance” aimed at bailing out two aging Ohio nuclear power plants, court documents show. Juan Cespedes, 41, a lobbyist described by investigators as a “key middleman,” and Jeffrey Longstreth, 44, a longtime Householder political adviser, pleaded …

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Former Ohio House speaker needs more time to find lawyer
4 years, 4 months ago

Former Ohio House speaker needs more time to find lawyer

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The former speaker of the Ohio House still can’t find a permanent lawyer to defend him against a charge related to an alleged $60 million bribery scheme and needs more time to hire one, according to a Wednesday court filing. Thomas filed a new motion late Wednesday saying Householder still needs more time to find a long-term …

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