USA v. Householder et al

  1. March 14, 2023

    Ohio RICO Case Carved New Path In 'Dark Money' Probes

    The federal corruption convictions of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-state Republican Party Chairman Matthew Borges have a strong chance of surviving appeal, experts say, despite the uncharted territory the case presented in the realm of "dark money" prosecutions.

  2. March 09, 2023

    Ex-Ohio Speaker Convicted In $60M Bribery Scheme

    A federal jury on Thursday convicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and the ex-chair of the state Republican Party of conspiring in a $60 million bribery scheme to save a pair of power plants then owned by FirstEnergy Corp. with a taxpayer-funded bailout package.

  3. March 08, 2023

    Feds Defend FBI Probe Of Ex-Ohio Speaker As Trial Ends

    In their last word to the Cincinnati jury deciding the fate of Larry Householder in his racketeering trial, f​​​​​ederal prosecutors on Wednesday clapped back at the former Ohio House speaker's assertion that the FBI conducted a limited and biased investigation into him and others related to a $60 million bribery probe involving FirstEnergy Corp.

  4. March 07, 2023

    Bribery Case Tainted With Bias, Ex-Ohio Speaker Tells Jury

    Former Ohio Speaker Larry Householder argued to a jury Tuesday that an investigation federal officials said tied him to a $60 million bribery scheme involving FirstEnergy Corp. and a taxpayer-funded bailout it sought several years ago was woefully inadequate and suffered from a "government bias" that tainted their view of what happened.

  5. January 23, 2023

    Ex-Ohio Speaker Sold Office For FirstEnergy Bailout, Jury Told

    A key portion of a multimillion-dollar racketeering conspiracy hatched by ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and others began six years ago in a private plane ride to Washington with executives of FirstEnergy Corp., followed by a meeting at a "fancy" steakhouse, federal prosecutors told a jury Monday.

  6. January 19, 2023

    Meet The Attorneys Helming Ohio Ex-Speaker's Bribery Trial

    The racketeering trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-Republican leader Matt Borges will pit seasoned federal prosecutors against renowned criminal defense lawyers from across the state who have been called upon by public officials, politicians, embattled CEOs and doctors, and even a pair of wrongly convicted murder suspects.

  7. January 06, 2023

    Ohio AG Subpoenaed To Testify At Ex-Speaker's Trial

    Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and at least one other elected official were subpoenaed to testify as government witnesses in a trial set to begin this month against the former state House speaker and Republican Party chairman, both of whom are charged with participating in a $60 million bribery scheme involving FirstEnergy Corp.

  8. January 04, 2023

    Ex-Ohio House Speaker Can't Nix RICO Charge Ahead Of Trial

    An Ohio federal judge ruled Tuesday that former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder must face a Jan. 20 criminal trial on claims he orchestrated a $60 million bribery scheme, finding the indictment sufficiently pleads a racketeering conspiracy charge and the ex-legislator's motion to dismiss makes some arguments only suitable for trial.

  9. January 02, 2023

    Trials To Watch In 2023

    The coming year is set to bring trials in high-profile corruption and kickback prosecutions, first bellwethers for two notable multidistrict cases, and an airing of securities fraud claims over Elon Musk's Tesla tweets, among others.

  10. February 23, 2022

    Feds Say Ex-Ohio House Speaker Can't Ditch Corruption Case

    Federal prosecutors fought former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's bid to avoid facing charges alleging he orchestrated a $60 million bribery scheme, saying it should be left up to the jury to decide whether the evidence against Householder warrants a conviction.