Larry Householder gets 20 years in prison for 60 million dollar bribery scheme

COLUMBUS, OH (WLIO) - Ohio's former Speaker of the House gets sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his part in a 60 million dollar bribery scheme.

Larry Householder gets 20 years in prison for 60 million dollar bribery scheme

Larry Householder was convicted back in March of what federal prosecutors call the largest corruption case in state history. The 20-year sentence was the maximum time that he could receive.

Householder and former state Republican party chair Matt Borges were both accused of taking bribes from Akron-based First Energy to pass an over-billion-dollar bailout bill for the power company's nuclear plants in Ohio. Borges is expected to be sentenced on Friday.

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