/tags/bribery bribery en-US Copyright Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:22:47 GMT /2024-12-04/companies-owned-by-late-utilities-regulator-plead-guilty-in-ohio-bribery-and-corruption-scandal Two companies created by the former head of the state’s utilities regulating panel to take bribes from FirstEnergy have made a deal with the state to close out proceedings against them. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:22:47 GMT /2024-12-04/companies-owned-by-late-utilities-regulator-plead-guilty-in-ohio-bribery-and-corruption-scandal Karen Kasler /politics-government/2024-11-11/former-ohio-speaker-larry-householder-seeks-pardon-from-trump-for-bribery-conviction Former Ohio Speaker Larry Householder is serving 20 years in federal prison for orchestrating a $61 million bribery scheme that launched his return to political power in exchange for bailing out two nuclear power plants owned by FirstEnergy. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 20:22:50 GMT /politics-government/2024-11-11/former-ohio-speaker-larry-householder-seeks-pardon-from-trump-for-bribery-conviction Anna Staver /2024-08-13/firstenergy-agrees-to-20-million-payout-no-prosecution-by-state-of-ohio-in-house-bill-6-case The deal is the latest in the $60 million bribery scheme that involved Republican former speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges, who are both in federal prison. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:49:29 GMT /2024-08-13/firstenergy-agrees-to-20-million-payout-no-prosecution-by-state-of-ohio-in-house-bill-6-case Karen Kasler /politics-government/2023-12-04/former-puco-chair-sam-randazzo-indicted-for-taking-4-3-million-in-bribes-from-energy-company Randazzo, 74, was charged with 11 counts, including one count of conspiring to commit travel act bribery and honest services wire fraud, two counts of travel act bribery, two counts of honest services wire fraud, one count of wire fraud and five counts of making illegal monetary transactions. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 15:28:27 GMT /politics-government/2023-12-04/former-puco-chair-sam-randazzo-indicted-for-taking-4-3-million-in-bribes-from-energy-company George Shillcock /politics-government/2022-02-02/former-house-speaker-asks-judge-to-drop-conspiracy-charge The former Republican legislative leader accused of helping orchestrate a $60 million bribery scheme has asked a judge to dismiss a conspiracy charge against him. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:51:05 GMT /politics-government/2022-02-02/former-house-speaker-asks-judge-to-drop-conspiracy-charge Andy Chow, The Associated Press /podcast/snollygoster/2021-03-18/remembering-neil-clark-controversial-powerbroker In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the political legacy of Neil Clark,… Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:58:45 GMT /podcast/snollygoster/2021-03-18/remembering-neil-clark-controversial-powerbroker Steve Brown, Mike Thompson /news/2021-02-03/former-columbus-lobbyist-pleads-guilty-to-convention-center-bribery-scheme Former Columbus City Hall lobbyist John Raphael pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges on Wednesday. Federal investigators allege Raphael accepted… Wed, 03 Feb 2021 19:22:53 GMT /news/2021-02-03/former-columbus-lobbyist-pleads-guilty-to-convention-center-bribery-scheme Adora Namigadde /wvxu-stories/2020-12-09/david-pepper-thinks-he-knows-how-to-fix-cincinnati-city-hall I don't know if David Pepper, who will leave his six-year stint as Ohio Democratic Party chairman at the end of the month, will run for Cincinnati mayor... Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:14:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-12-09/david-pepper-thinks-he-knows-how-to-fix-cincinnati-city-hall Howard Wilkinson /wvxu-stories/2020-12-07/sittenfeld-temporarily-steps-down-from-council Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld on Monday announced he is "temporarily" stepping down as he fights federal charges of bribery. Last month,... Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:31:05 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-12-07/sittenfeld-temporarily-steps-down-from-council Jennifer Merritt, Jennifer Merritt /wvxu-stories/2020-11-19/cranley-addresses-culture-of-corruption-after-third-council-member-arrested-in-less-than-a-year On the steps of City Hall on Thursday, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley says it's not hard to argue that there's a "culture of corruption" following the... Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:28:02 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-11-19/cranley-addresses-culture-of-corruption-after-third-council-member-arrested-in-less-than-a-year Cory Sharber