Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced in federal court on Thursday to a maximum of 20 years in prison for his role as ringleader in a $60 million bribery scheme....

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Akron-based FirstEnergy, which bankrolled much of the operation along with its subsidiary FirstEnergy Solutions, admitted in July 2021 that it bribed Householder and another public official: ex-Public Utilities Commission of Ohio leader Sam Randazzo. The company agreed to a $230 million fine. Randazzo, who has not been charged, says he did nothing wrong.