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Saturday, March 11th, 2023

Sold the Statehouse’: Jury convicts 2 well-known Ohio Republicans in $60 million racketeering case

Author:     Alex Henderson
Source:     AlterNet
Publication Date:     March 10, 2023
 Link: Sold the Statehouse’: Jury convicts 2 well-known Ohio Republicans in $60 million racketeering case
Stephan:  

Every week I see one or two stories, sometimes more, on Republican politicians being arrested or indicted for some kind of criminality. Here are two leaders of the Republican Party in Ohio recently found guilty of a $60 million dollar bribery scam. 

Former Speaker for the Ohio House of Representatives Larry Householder Credit: Screengrab

In Ohio, two well-known Republicans — Larry Householder, former speaker for the Ohio House of Representatives, and ex-Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges — have been facing federal corruption charges in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme. And on Thursday, March 9, a jury in Cincinnati found both of them guilty.

According to CBS News, the jury found Householder and Borges “guilty of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving bribery and money laundering, after about 9.5 half hours of deliberations over two days.”

After the verdict was handed down, Kenneth Parker — a federal prosecutor in the case — told reporters, “(Larry) Householder sold the Statehouse, and thus, he ultimately betrayed the people of the great state of Ohio he was elected to serve…. Through its verdict today, the jury reaffirmed that the illegal acts committed by both men will not be tolerated and that they should be held accountable.”

CBS News explains, “Prosecutors alleged […]

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