Ohio House Ex-Speaker Bribery Trial of the Century Underway

Written By Brett Johnson

Ohio House ex-speaker’s trial in $60M bribery probe to begin.

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 largest corruption case in state history.

  • So what to look for in this trial?

  • What was HB6? If it WAS a good idea, but was repealed, what's wrong with it now?

  • We talk about how Householder was "schooled" by Vern Riffe (tarnishing his reputation, Riffe was charged with failing to report speaker's fees and with failing to report interest income from an inheritance).

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