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New Hearing Scheduled For Ex-Ohio House Speaker In Bribery Scheme

By: Associated Press
Posted on: Wednesday, August 26, 2020

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled a new hearing for the former speaker of the Ohio House who’s charged in an alleged bribery scheme.

Republican Rep. Larry Householder and four others are accused of shepherding $60 million in energy company money for personal and political use in exchange for passing a legislative bailout of two aging nuclear plants.

Court filings show Householder is struggling to find an attorney to represent him after his current lawyer said a conflict of interest prohibits his further involvement.

Judge Timothy Black on Wednesday set Householder’s hearing for Sept. 3.