Feds seek prison time for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder

https://news.wosu.org/2023-06-23/federal-prosecutors-recommend-16-20-year-sentence-for-former-ohio-house-speaker-larry-householder 

Federal prosecutors seek 16-20 year sentence for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder

The Statehouse News Bureau 

By Jo Ingles
June 23, 2023 
Federal prosecutors are recommending former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder be

sentenced to 16-20 years in prison when he appears in a federal court next week.

In documents filed with the U.S. District Court where Householder was convicted of bribery and racketeering in a $61 billion energy scandal, federal prosecutors argued the lengthy sentence is consistent with sentences imposed for similar crimes, and "will communicate to the public that the rule of law applies to everyone, including prominent public officials."

"Householder was the mastermind and leader of a criminal enterprise responsible for one of the largest public corruption conspiracies in Ohio history. The scope of the conspiracy was unprecedented – approximately $60 million over a three-year period," the memo states. "So was the damage it left in its wake, both in terms of its potential financial harm to Ohioans and its erosion of public trust."

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