Nuclear Bailout

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former GOP Chairman Matt Borges were found guilty on a racketeering charge last week. We discuss the verdict and the aftermath.

The guilty verdict against former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio GOP chair Matt Borges sparked reaction from politicians of both major parties.

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges have been found guilty by a jury of corruption following a seven-week trial.

Former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder and former FirstEnergy lobbyist and state party chair Matt Borges, both Republicans, are accused of playing roles in a $61 million bribery scheme to pass a billion-dollar bailout for two nuclear power plants.

Closing statements are set before a jury Tuesday in the trial of ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges, where both Republicans are accused of participating in a $60 million bribery scheme that federal prosecutors call the largest corruption case in state history.

Former Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder directly contradicted FBI testimony in his corruption trial Wednesday, taking the stand for the first time to deny attending a series of swanky dinners in Washington, D.C. where prosecutors have alleged he and executives of Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. hatched a $60 million bribery scheme in 2017.

Republican former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder testified in his defense Wednesday, after the prosecution rested its case against him and former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges.

A Republican strategist who was friends with former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges took the stand as the prosecution brought its case against Borges and Republican former House speaker Larry Householder to a close.

The testimony of Jeff Longstreth comes a little over a week after lobbyist Juan Cespedes, who has also pleaded guilty, took the stand for the prosecution in the racketeering trial of Republican former House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-Ohio GOP chair Matt Borges.

Republican former state representative Laura Lanese, of Grove City, said she was pressured by Householder to vote for the nuclear bailout law.