The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio announced today that Larry Householder, the Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, has been charged along with four others with helping to pass a nuclear bailout bill in exchange for nearly $61 million in bribes. The bill added a surcharge for energy consumers to help raise $150 to bail out two unprofitable nuclear plants. This is reportedly the largest bribery case in Ohio history.
As a former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of Georgia, I once prosecuted Georgia's former Senate Majority leader in a fraud and public corruption case. So, I know how tough such complex criminal cases can be!
Of course, all defendants are entitled to a presumption of innocence unless and until convicted beyond a reasonable doubt.
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