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Jury deliberating in corruption trial of ex-FirstEnergy executives accused of $4.3 million bribe

Jurors in Ohio have begun deliberating in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their alleged roles in the $60 million bribery scheme centered on a $1 billion nuclear plant bailout

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FirstEnergy ordered to pay more than $250 million for misconduct in sweeping Ohio bribery scheme

Ohio utility regulators have ordered Akron-based FirstEnergy to pay over $250 million in fines, restitution and refunds for its misconduct in a sweeping bribery scandal whose fallout continues five years on

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Court upholds racketeering convictions of ex-Ohio House speaker and lobbyist in $60M bribery scheme

A federal appeals 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

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Convicted ex-Ohio House speaker moved to Oklahoma prison to begin his 20-year sentence

Convicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been transferred to Oklahoma to begin his time in federal prison

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Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder appeals 20-year prison term in massive corruption scheme

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is challenging the 20-year prison sentence he received after being convicted of masterminding the largest corruption scheme in state history

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Ex-Ohio GOP chair, lobbyist Matt Borges gets 5 years for role in $60M bribery scheme; vows appeal

Ohio lobbyist Matt Borges has been sentenced to five years in prison and three years of probation for his part in the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history

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Ex-GOP Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years for role in $60M bribery scheme; appeal expected

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history

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Ohio pols found guilty of bribery

“You don't have to look far to see that the FirstEnergy scandal is part of a broader trend.”

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What's next in Ohio corruption probe after guilty verdicts?

The largest corruption case in Ohio history culminated last week with guilty verdicts for the ex-House Speaker and a lobbyist who was the former head of the Republican Party

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First Thing: seven killed in shooting at Jehovah’s Witness hall in Germany

Chancellor Olaf Scholz denounces ‘brutal act’ after suspected gunman found dead. Plus, the people who inherit hobbies from loved ones

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Former Ohio House speaker convicted in $60M bribery scheme

Former state House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party Chair Matt Borges have been convicted in a $60 million bribery scheme that federal prosecutors have called the largest corruption case in state history

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Closing statements Tuesday in Householder corruption trial

Closing statements are set before a jury Tuesday in the trial of ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges

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Householder's claims questioned as corruption testimony ends

Prosecutors have used the former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s own speeches, photographs and conversations against him as they seek to unravel the Republican’s denials of key elements of the secretly funded $60 million racketeering scheme they allege he carried out on behalf of FirstEnergy Corp. Householder and co-defendant Matt…

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Ex-Ohio House speaker denies dinners with FirstEnergy execs

Republican ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is directly contradicting FBI testimony at his corruption trial in Cincinnati

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Ohio ex-speaker ill, corruption trial pauses after big week

The racketeering trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges was cancelled again Friday due to illness

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Ex-Ohio speaker's lawyer questions 'vibes,' judge's fitness

An attorney for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has questioned the fitness of U.S. District Judge Timothy Black to preside over the Republican’s corruption trial

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Exec: Utility bled cash before alleged Ohio speaker bribes

A FirstEnergy Corp. executive says an arm of the utility was “bleeding cash” as it explored options for two aging nuclear plants eventually rescued by Ohio House legislation at the center of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's corruption trial

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Bribery trial of ex-Ohio House speaker to begin in earnest

Opening statements are scheduled Monday in former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's bribery trial

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In neighboring red states, GOP Senate candidates offer different visions for 2024

They’re both Republicans from reliably red, neighboring Midwestern states who launched Senate campaigns on Tuesday.

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In neighboring red states, Senate candidates offer different visions for 2024

Jim Banks of Indiana and Matt Dolan of Ohio kicked off Senate runs Tuesday. Their announcements depict the contrasts facing the GOP in 2024.

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