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Everyone who has already asked Trump for a pardon – from Joe Exotic to the Proud Boys
3 weeks ago

Everyone who has already asked Trump for a pardon – from Joe Exotic to the Proud Boys

The Independent  

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Imprisoned Republican serving 20 years seeks Trump pardon after bribery conviction: report
1 month, 1 week ago

Imprisoned Republican serving 20 years seeks Trump pardon after bribery conviction: report

Raw Story  

Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder seeks a pardon from Donald Trump once he takes office, reported FOX 8 on Monday. Federal prosecutors detailed a sweeping scheme in which Householder passed a $1 billion bailout of Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp.'s nuclear power plants and gave them favorable treatment under energy law, in return for the firm giving $60 million to …

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FBI agent says 2 officers accepted accountability in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols
2 months, 3 weeks ago

FBI agent says 2 officers accepted accountability in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

Associated Press  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An FBI agent who interviewed two former Memphis police officers on trial in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols testified Thursday that they accepted accountability for participating. Householder said he interviewed Bean and Smith as part of the FBI’s investigation into the January 2023 beating. Smith added that he didn’t tell emergency medical technicians about punches delivered …

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Trump’s top campaign money bundler connected to Ohio’s largest public corruption scandal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump’s top campaign money bundler connected to Ohio’s largest public corruption scandal

Raw Story  

FirstEnergy was the company behind the largest political bailout and bribery scandal in Ohio history, which funneled $61 million in dark money bribes to Ohio lawmakers in order to pass a $1.3 billion nuclear and coal bailout at the expense of every Ohio family that pays utility bills. This week, Sludge reported that Donald Trump’s top known campaign money bundler …

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Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder pleads not guilty to new charges
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder pleads not guilty to new charges

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder pleaded not guilty Friday to 10 additional felony counts brought against him by the state. Once one of Ohio’s most powerful politicians, Householder was convicted in March 2023 for his role in orchestrating a $60 million bribery scheme funded by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. to elect allies, secure power and then pass …

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Investigation sought of abuse allegations at Christian boarding schools in Missouri
7 months, 1 week ago

Investigation sought of abuse allegations at Christian boarding schools in Missouri

LA Times  

Amanda Householder, left, speaks outside the St. Louis office of Missouri Atty. They were among a group of activists urging Bailey to investigate allegations of child abuse at Christian boarding schools in southern Missouri. Advocates for victims of abuse at Missouri boarding schools urged the state’s attorney general to launch an investigation, work with local prosecutors and take other steps …

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Abuse victim advocates pushing Missouri AG to investigate Christian boarding schools
7 months, 1 week ago

Abuse victim advocates pushing Missouri AG to investigate Christian boarding schools

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Advocates for victims of abuse at Missouri boarding schools on Monday urged the state’s attorney general to launch an investigation, work with local prosecutors and take other steps aimed at stemming the tide of abuse. Three Christian boarding schools in southern Missouri have shut down since 2020 amid wide-ranging abuse allegations levied by current and former students. …

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More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother’s Day - but most still don’t
7 months, 1 week ago

More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother’s Day - but most still don’t

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More working U.S. parents than ever are celebrating their first Mother’s Day with hard-fought access to paid time off to care for newborns. But the majority still must forego pay to care for new babies or other loved ones, even as efforts to expand paid parental and family leave gain traction. Pennsylvania’s House and Senate are considering …

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Former Ohio utility regulator, charged in a sweeping bribery scheme, has died
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Ohio utility regulator, charged in a sweeping bribery scheme, has died

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former top utility regulator awaiting trial on charges he took millions in bribes in conjunction with the largest corruption scandal in Ohio’s history died by suicide on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Franklin County Coroner’s Office said. FirstEnergy has admitted to using dark money groups to fund a $60 million bribery plot that allowed former Republican …

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Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme
10 months, 1 week ago

Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme

Hindustan Times  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerful House speaker. HT Image Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Senior …

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Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme
10 months, 1 week ago

Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerful House speaker. Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Senior Vice President …

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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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Convicted ex-Ohio House speaker moved to Oklahoma prison to begin his 20-year sentence
1 year, 3 months ago

Convicted ex-Ohio House speaker moved to Oklahoma prison to begin his 20-year sentence

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Convicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been transferred to Oklahoma to begin his time in federal prison. The 64-year-old Republican had been held in the Butler County Jail in southwestern Ohio since he was sentenced June 29 to 20 years for his role in the largest corruption scheme in Ohio history. Householder and lobbyist Matt …

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Convicted ex-Ohio House speaker moved to Oklahoma prison to begin his 20-year sentence
1 year, 3 months ago

Convicted ex-Ohio House speaker moved to Oklahoma prison to begin his 20-year sentence

The Independent  

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Ex-Ohio GOP chair, lobbyist Matt Borges shows remorse, gets 5 years for role in $60M bribery scheme
1 year, 5 months ago

Ex-Ohio GOP chair, lobbyist Matt Borges shows remorse, gets 5 years for role in $60M bribery scheme

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — Ohio lobbyist Matt Borges was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for his part in the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history. A jury convicted Householder and Borges in March, determining that Householder orchestrated and Borges participated in a $60 million bribery scheme secretly funded by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. to secure Householder’s power, elect his allies and …

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Ex-GOP Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years for role in $60M bribery scheme; appeal expected
1 year, 5 months ago

Ex-GOP Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years for role in $60M bribery scheme; appeal expected

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history and taken immediately into custody, a judge declaring that “the court and the community’s patience with Larry Householder has expired.” The 64-year-old Republican tensed only slightly as U.S. District Judge Timothy Black meted …

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Ohio politicians found guilty in $60 million utilities bribery scandal
1 year, 9 months ago

Ohio politicians found guilty in $60 million utilities bribery scandal

Salon  

FBI agents arrested one of Ohio's most recognizable politicians, then-state House of Representatives Speaker Larry Householder, in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme nearly three years ago. In exchange, he helped pass House Bill 6, a bailout law that halved the amount of renewable power utilities were required to buy, eliminated energy efficiency measures, and provided billions of dollars …

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What's next in Ohio corruption probe after guilty verdicts?
1 year, 9 months ago

What's next in Ohio corruption probe after guilty verdicts?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The largest corruption case in …

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Ex-GOP Ohio speaker, lobbyist guilty in $60M bribery scheme
1 year, 9 months ago

Ex-GOP Ohio speaker, lobbyist guilty in $60M bribery scheme

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former state Republican Party Chair Matt Borges were convicted Thursday in a $60 million bribery scheme that federal prosecutors have called the largest corruption case in state history. The government’s prosecution team was able to show that “Householder sold the Statehouse” and betrayed the people he was elected to serve, and …

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Rampant ‘good old boys’ corruption is robbing Ohioans blind
1 year, 10 months ago

Rampant ‘good old boys’ corruption is robbing Ohioans blind

Raw Story  

The first couple days of the Larry Householder/Matt Borges/FirstEnergy political bribery, billion dollar bailout corruption scandal trial conjured up stereotypical scenes from a poorly written movie: Fat cat politicians and lobbyists jet-setting on private corporate planes to D.C. to wine and dine at expensive steakhouses with other fat cat corporate executives. Soon, FirstEnergy was making quarterly $250,000 payments to the …

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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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Former House speaker asks judge to drop conspiracy charge
2 years, 10 months ago

Former House speaker asks judge to drop conspiracy charge

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The former Republican house speaker accused of helping orchestrate a $60 million bribery scheme has asked that the criminal case against him be dropped, arguing prosecutors haven’t presented evidence that backs up the indictment. Federal investigators charged Larry Householder eighteen months ago with conspiring to oversee the funneling of energy company money into a legislative effort to …

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CEO, Speaker worked closely to pass tainted energy bill
3 years, 4 months ago

CEO, Speaker worked closely to pass tainted energy bill

The Independent  

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