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A year out, $60M bribery scandal felt in business, politics
MARK GILLISPIE and JULIE CARR SMYTH,
Associated Press
July 19, 2021
Updated: July 19, 2021 8:24 a.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The arrests one year ago Wednesday of then-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four associates in connection with an alleged $60 million bribery scheme have rocked business and politics across the state, and events over the last year suggest a federal probe's tentacles only continue to grow.
Here is a look at where things stand in what then-U.S. Attorney David DeVillers described as the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history:
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THE PLAYERS
Householder, a Republican, has pleaded not guilty and maintains his innocence. He was removed from the speakership last year, reelected to office in November despite the felony racketeering charges he faces, then expelled from the chamber last month in an historic vote.
His longtime political adviser Jeff Longstreth, lobbyist Juan Cespedes and Generation Now, a dark money group accused of taking millions in bribes, have pleaded guilty and await sentencing.
More:
https://www.chron.com/news/article/A-year-out-60M-bribery-scandal-felt-in-16323676.php