COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was arrested Tuesday morning before an announcement about a $ 60 million federal organized crime case related to Ohio’s new nuclear rescue law, according to media reports.
FBI agents, who were assisted by the Perry County Sheriff’s Department, were deployed to Householder’s property in Glenford, the Dayton Daily News reported. The investigation focuses on House Bill 6, the bailout of more than $ 1 billion in taxpayers from two Ohio nuclear power plants that Householder helped power last year with the help of millions in money. dark, according to Toledo Blade.
The news comes as the FBI and US Attorney David M. DeVillers called a press conference in Columbus at 2:30 pm Tuesday to announce the charges related to the $ 60 million bribe to a “state official” and ” associates “.
A family spokeswoman did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
It is not the first time that the FBI has examined Householder activities. In 2004, during the Republicans’ first term as a speaker, the FBI opened an investigation into Householder after receiving an anonymous notice that the speaker and assistants received bribes from vendors doing business with the campaign arm of the Ohio Republican Party. House. That investigation was closed in 2006 without filing charges.
It is the second time in approximately two years that federal agents appear on the property of a speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. In May 2018, FBI agents raided Cliff Rosenberger’s home in Clinton County shortly after he resigned amid an investigation into possible pay-per-play activities involving the payday loan industry. No charges have yet been filed against Rosenberger.
This story will be updated.
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