AP EXPLAINS: a review of $60M bribery probe unfolding in Ohio
By JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press 22, 2020 – 4:50 PM july
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The arrest Tuesday of effective Republican House Speaker Larry Householder and four associates in a $60 million federal bribery instance has upended both politics and policy-making in Ohio. As FBI agents continue steadily to knock on doorways over the state, lawmakers along with other elected officials are reeling over just exactly what comes next while politicos scramble for place in front of November’s high-stakes presidential election. Here is a review of that which we understand up to now:
HOW LARGE IS IT?
Householder, a two-time speaker from rural Perry County, is speculated to be towards the top of exactly what prosecutors believe may be the biggest money-laundering scheme in state history,
And also the very first when you look at the Southern District of Ohio to include a racketeering fee against a public official.