Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, currently serving a 20-year sentence for racketeering, faced a new set of indictments on Monday. The 64-year-old was charged with 10 new felony counts, including one that could permanently bar him from holding public office in the state.
The latest charges stem from a $60 million bribery scheme orchestrated by Householder in exchange for the passage of a $1 billion bailout of two nuclear plants owned by a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. The scandal, described as the largest corruption case in Ohio's history, has ensnared several high-profile individuals, including fired FirstEnergy executives and Ohio's former top utility regulator.
