Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case

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CINCINNATI – Federal officials arrested Ohio House Speaker LarryHouseholder and four others Tuesday as part of a $60 million racketeering and bribery investigation that prosecutors describe as one of the largest public corruption cases in Ohio history.

All of the charges are tied to what federal prosecutors describe as a criminal enterprise dedicated to securing a bailout for two nuclear power plants in northern Ohio, which is expected to cost the state's utility ratepayers $1 billion.

A criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday describes the effort as "Householder's Enterprise" and states that he and his associates sought to expand their political power, enrich themselves and conceal their criminal conspiracy.

"This is likely the largest bribery, money laundering scheme ever perpetrated against the people of the state of Ohio," said U.S. Attorney David DeVillers, whose office will lead the prosecution of the case. "This was bribery, plain and simple. This was a quid pro quo. This was pay to play

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/21/ohio-house-speaker-larry-householder-arrested-bribery-case-source/5478219002/

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1. That would be ReTHUG

They are all thugs

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2. So much shit these days, 60 Million dollar bribes just slip under the radar.....

THUGS is right

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4. It's hard to process

but their only interest is enriching themselves and securing and maintaining power for themselves

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3. So, the GOP is basically a bunch of mobsters at this point.

Not that we didn't already know that...

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5. No, according to trump they are the 'Law & Order' party

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6. Every day is "Opposite Day" in Trumpworld.

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7. Corrupt mask refuser unmasked. Something good anyway.

After 40 years of purging honest officials and replacing them with those who come to office already sold out, corruption's SOP for the GOP.

He's the second OH speaker investigated (ongoing) for corruption in two years. And several years ago when he left office:

... he and several top advisers were under federal investigation for alleged money laundering and irregular campaign practices. The government closed the case without filing charges.

Householder's running for reelection. Will this increase or decrease his constituents' support for him?

For a smile, this is one of his 2018 ads: