The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the racketeering convictions of imprisoned former Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-lobbyist Matt Borges in a $60 million bribery scheme. The court's ruling Monday leaves in place a decision made by the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati last May. Householder’s lawyer suggested he’ll seek a presidential pardon. Householder is serving 20 years after he was convicted of masterminding a scheme funded by FirstEnergy Corp. to secure the speakership, pass a $1 billion nuclear plant bailout, then defend it from repeal. Borges, a former state Republican chairman, concludes his sentence in November.
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Republicans plan big spending to keep Ohio's Senate seat. A bribery scandal adds to their challenges
A political bribery scandal in Ohio is shadowing Jon Husted this election year. The Republican senator has never been charged or accused of any crime, and he's said he wasn't aware of any criminal activity. But the case has created a record of Husted's dealings with key players indicted or imprisoned in a scandal that revolved around a billion dollar bailout for Ohio's two nuclear power plants. A retrial is scheduled to begin Sept. 28. That means the former lieutenant governor and Ohio secretary of state could be back on the witness stand a week before early voting begins in the Senate race. Husted is expected to face Democrat Sherrod Brown, a former senator.
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He is set to appear in court on March 1.
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The hotline is open through 7 p.m. on Election Day.
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This isn't the first time William Garrett has been in trouble with the law.
Police say a Louisville woman accused of DUI tried to use money, community service and the promise of pleasure to bribe the officers who arrested her.