CINCINNATI, Ohio — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a bribery scheme, has been transferred to a federal prison in Oklahoma.
Householder was sentenced in June after being convicted of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving bribery and money laundering. A jury found that Householder masterminded the scheme, which involved FirstEnergy Corp. secretly paying him and others $60 million to secure his power, elect his allies, and pass a $1 billion nuclear power plant bailout.
Householder was recently transferred to the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. The center is a low-security prison that houses inmates who are awaiting assignment to a permanent prison.
Householder is expected to be assigned to a permanent home prison in the coming weeks.
The prison transfer marks the latest chapter in a long and sordid saga for Householder. He was first elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2010 and rose to become speaker in 2019. However, he was forced to resign from his position in 2020 after the bribery scheme was exposed.
The case has also raised questions about the influence of money in politics in Ohio.
It remains to be seen whether any other people will be charged in the case. However, the government’s investigation is ongoing.
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