Ohio House speaker, 4 others arrested in $60M bribery case
Ohio House ousts top leader after arrest in bribery scheme
Ohio House ousts top leader after arrest in bribery scheme
Ohio House speaker, 4 others arrested in $60M bribery case
THERE ARE NOW CALLS FOR OHIO'SHOUSE SPEAKER TO RESIGNIMMEDIATELY - AFTER HE ISARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH AMASSIVE CORRUPTION CASE.THANKYOU FOR JOINING US.I'M TANYAO'ROURKE.CRAIG MCKEE WILL JOINUS IN JUST A MINUTE.
EVANMILLWARD HAS BEEN FOLLOWINGTHIS ALL DAY - HE'S LIVEOUTSIDE THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSEDOWNTOWN.IN THE LAST TWO HOURS -GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE, ATTORNEYGENERAL DAVE YOST ANDSECRETARY OF STATE FRANKLAROSE HAVE SAID HOUSE SPEAKERLARRY HOUSEHOLDER SHOULD STEPDOWN NOW.HE AND FOURASSOCIATES APPEARED OVER VIDEOIN FRONT OF A CINCINNATI JUDGEHOURS AGO -- ON WHAT'S BEINGCALLED THE LARGEST BRIBERYSCHEME IN OHIO HISTORY.- ACCUSED OF A PAY FOR PLAYSCHEME INVOLVING THAT NUCLEARBAILOUT WEHEARD SO MUCH ABOUTLASTYEAR.THE F-B-I JST MADE THEARRESTS TODAY - AFTERSEARCHING HOUSEHOLDER'SCENTRAL OHIO FARM.THIS TIES TOTHAT ONE BILLION DOLLARBAILOUT FOR POWER PLANTS UPNORTH.FEDS SAY HOUSEHOLDER ANDTHOSE FOUR ADVISERS ANDSTREATEGISTS GOT 61 MILLION INRETURN - THE FEDS SAY WAS USEDFOR THREE MAIN PURPOSES.US Attorney DavidDeVillers/Southern District ofOhio0257 One to line thepockets fo the defendants, twoto build the power base ofLarry Householder, and threeto further the conspiracy,that is to further the affairsof thisenterprise.FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SAY -EVENAFTER HOUSE BILL SIX PASSEDAND WAS SIGNED - HOUSEHOLDERAND HIS ASSOCIATES USED A 501C FOUR TO DESTROY AN EFFORT TOPUT THE BAILOUT ON THE BALLOT.TODAY THEY SAID GENERATION NOW- THAT DARK MONEY COMPANY -PAID MOLES INSIDE THEINITIATIVE TO LEAVE TOWNINSTEAD OF GATHER SIGNATURES.AND HERE'S THE THING - THATBAILOUT ADDED A NEW FEE TOáYOUR UTILITY BILL - ABOUT 85CENTS.US ATTORNEYS HAVE THEIRHANDS FULL IN OHIO - WE'LLLOOK AT THE FOCUS ON PUBLICCORRUPTION - NEXT AT SIX.LIVEDOWNTOWN, EM, WCPO9N.
Ohio House ousts top leader after arrest in bribery scheme
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four of his associates have been arrested in relation to a scheme involving at least $61..