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Feds recommend 16-20 years in prison for ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder
- Federal prosecutors are seeking a 16- to 20-year prison sentence for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder for accepting a $61 million bribe from FirstEnergy Corp. in exchange for support of a $1.3 billion bailout law. The memorandum called him the "mastermind" of one of the largest public corruption schemes in Ohio history.
- Householder's attorneys have suggested a 12- to 18-month prison sentence, arguing that he did not personally benefit from the bribery scheme and the $500,000 that went into his pocket was a loan from a colleague.
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Feds recommend 16-20 years in prison for ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder
Federal prosecutors are asking for a 16- to 20-year sentence for the former Ohio state Speaker of the House found guilty on corruption charges. Larry Householder accepted a $61 million bribe from energy firm FirstEnergy in order to pass legislation friendly to the company. That legislation did pass, though much of it was repealed after…
·Washington, United States
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