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Ohio’s Ex-House speaker is ill. His corruption trial pauses after a big week
CINCINNATI (AP) — The racketeering trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges was cancelled due to illness again Friday, giving jurors a long holiday weekend to mull… Read More
A former Meigs County sheriff is accused of theft and other crimes involving the withdrawal of public funds for personal use
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – A former Meigs County Sheriff has been indicted by a grand jury on charges related to taking public fund for personal use. Keith Wood… Read More
A former Vinton Township Fiscal Officer receives a four year, 11 month prison sentence for stealing public funds
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — A former fiscal officer for Vinton Township in Vinton County was sentenced Monday to spend 4 years and 11 months in prison after pleading guilty to… Read More
Recorded phone calls and hidden camera footage featured in trial of Householder and Borges
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Footage from a hidden camera and audio from recorded phone conversations were played in the federal courtroom on Monday during the trial of Larry… Read More
Ohio’s auditor notes 100 fraud convictions over four years. He wants money for more training and investigations
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Over the last four years, 100 public officials have been prosecuted by the state of Ohio for fraud and corruption. That’s led to more… Read More
Federal prosecutors focus on Borges and House Bill 6 ‘fight’ in corruption trial
CINCINNATI (Statehouse News Bureau) — The prosecution presented text messages in a federal court room Friday that showed Larry Householder telling FirstEnergy to get “ready for a fight” over House… Read More
Texts and emails detail process behind House Bill 6 during Householder, Borges trial
CINCINNATI (Statehouse News Bureau) — The process behind House Bill 6 — the $1 billion nuclear bailout bill — took center stage during the trial of Larry Householder and Matt… Read More
Householder, Borges trial focuses on documents connecting FirstEnergy to Generation Now
CINCINNATI (Statehouse News Bureau) — Dozens of documents and phone recordings were displayed and played in the trial against Republican former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former FirstEnergy lobbyist… Read More
A defense lawyer questions the ‘vibes’ and judge’s fitness in former House Speaker Larry Householder’s corruption trial
CINCINNATI (AP) — One of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s defense lawyer questioned the fitness on Tuesday of U.S. District Judge Timothy Black to preside over the Republican’s corruption… Read More
Nearly all U.S. mass attackers were male and faced a major life stressor, report finds
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. Secret Service has released a first-of-its-kind report that analyzes 173 mass attacks that took place in the country from 2016-2020. It’s the first time… Read More
A juror’s COVID diagnosis halts Householder’s corruption trial
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The corruption trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was temporarily paused Wednesday after a juror tested positive for COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Timothy Black… Read More
Attorneys deliver opening statements in the trial of Larry Householder and Matt Borges
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — U.S prosecutors told a jury Monday that they will see evidence that proves Larry Householder and Matt Borges took part in a conspiracy for… Read More
A hazing suit at Bowling Green ends with a nearly $3M settlement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity will receive nearly $3 million from Bowling Green State University to… Read More
Ohio House ex-speaker’s trial in $60M bribery probe is set to begin
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder goes on trial next week in the highest-profile reckoning yet to arise from a $60 million federal bribery investigation that federal prosecutors call the… Read More
Inmates challenge a law that could keep them locked up longer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio prison officials shouldn’t be able to extend certain inmates’ time behind bars because the law that enabled that is unconstitutional, attorneys for two imprisoned men… Read More
Police locate 2nd missing Ohio infant and a suspect is arrested
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Indianapolis have located the second of two missing infant brothers taken when their mother’s car was stolen in Columbus, Ohio, three days earlier, a… Read More
Joe Deters appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has named Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters as his appointment to the Ohio Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left behind… Read More
Ohio House, Senate pass bill that takes aim at fake emergencies, school shooting hoaxes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers have sent a bill to the governor that could increase penalties against people who call in a fake emergency in order to… Read More
House, Senate vote to expand record expungement eligibility
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A comprehensive bill to change several aspects of Ohio’s criminal justice system — which included an expansion to record expungement eligibility — passed the… Read More
George Wagner IV gets life in prison after conviction in Rhoden family murders
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man convicted in the killings of eight members of an Ohio family was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. George… Read More
George Wagner IV to be sentenced in murders of 8 Rhoden family members
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man convicted in the killings of eight people from another southern Ohio family faces the possibility of life in prison without parole when he’s sentenced…. Read More
Ohio lawmakers OK sweeping criminal justice law changes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A sweeping criminal justice bill passed early Thursday by the Ohio Legislature would let inmates earn more time off prison sentences, make it easier to keep… Read More
Republicans won House seats in blue New York. Those wins could help shape Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — When Republicans take control of the U.S. House next month, they’ll have voters in New York to thank for roughly a third of their national gains…. Read More
They ran a voter suppression scheme. Now an Ohio judge has sentenced them to register voters
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Two far-right operatives who told tens of thousands of people not to vote by mail in a robocall scheme will now have to spend 500 hours… Read More
A jury convicts George Wagner IV in the 2016 killings of 8 Rhoden family members
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A jury has convicted a man in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family. The jury deliberated for only a few hours Wednesday before… Read More
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