2State of Ohio GOP big shots found guilty in Federal Ct on Corruption

[irisblue]

Source-https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/09/jury-verdict-larry-householder-matt-borges-ohio-corruption-racketeering/69955618007/


Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, former Ohio GOP leader Matt Borges found guilty
Householder and Borges face up to 20 years in prison.
Laura A. Bischoff
Jessie Balmert
The Columbus Dispatch


snip-"A federal jury found both former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-Ohio Republican Party chairman Matt Borges guilty of racketeering conspiracy – a dramatic outcome in the biggest public corruption case in state history.

The guilty verdict marks the end of Householder’s long political career in which he twice held the speaker’s gavel. He’ll be in the Ohio history books as the only speaker expelled from the Legislature and then convicted in a federal corruption case."


snip-" The case made it to federal court because of its sweeping scope: $61 million in bribe money paid by FirstEnergy Corp. via dark money groups to help Householder seize political power and in turn pass and defend a $1.3 billion bailout law known as House Bill 6."


snip-" Two key players, Former FirstEnergy Solutions lobbyist Juan Cespedes and Householder’s political adviser Jeff Longstreth, took plea deals and testified against them. A fifth defendant, lobbyist Neil Clark, died by suicide in March 2021 after his arrest. l"


more there.

[irisblue]

1. Presentence investigation will take months.

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[MagickMuffin]

2. Definitely living high on the hog, and feeding at the trough

He should’ve gone straight to jail!

[machoneman]

3. Well, fat boy will lose a ton of pounds in jail. Put a fork in him, he's done!

[Carlitos Brigante]

4. But hey, let's keep voting these ghouls and grifters in, because......... Jesus? nt

[irisblue]

5. I like the masking on these images.

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[malaise]

7. Lock them up!

Rec and Kick

[Diamond_Dog]

8. It's always such a day brightener

To see these smarmy scums get their due.

[Arne]

9. Here's the Surface, and here's a scratch. nt

[Wuddles440]

10. Although this trial was..

'conveniently' scheduled until after last year's election was concluded so the Ohio GQP could minimize any potential damage to their candidates, hopefully one, if not both, of these weasels, offers up some incriminating material on Dewine, LaRose, Randazzo, and others in exchange for a favorable sentencing.