Former OH House Speaker Gets 20-Yrs in Prison for Nuke Bribe Scandal

Here’s the sad end of a sad chapter in Ohio’s history--the conclusion to the largest bribery scandal in the state’s history. We’re referring to Ohio House Bill (HB) 6, a law granting billions (plural) of dollars to FirstEnergy to prop up the company’s economically failing nuclear power plants. FirstEnergy bribed state legislators to pass, and keep passed, HB 6 by paying out $61 million to a small group of insiders, including former Speaker of the House Larry Householder (see FirstEnergy Involved in Bribery Scheme to Pass $1B Nuke Bailout Law). In March, a jury convicted Householder of racketeering and conspiracy (see Fed Jury Convicts Former OH House Speaker in Nuclear Bribe Scandal). Yesterday Householder was sentenced. He got the maximum: 20 years in prison. He was led away in handcuffs.

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