Convicted ex-Ohio Home speaker Larry Householder to begin his 20-year sentence

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)-- Convicted previous Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has actually been transferred to Oklahoma to begin his time in federal prison.

The 64-year-old Republican had been held in the Butler County Jail in southwestern Ohio considering that he was sentenced June 29 to 20 years for his function in the largest corruption plan in Ohio history.

He was recently moved to the federal transfer center in Oklahoma City, according to Bureau of Prisons records. His lawyer, Steven Bradley, stated Householder was not given a request to be launched throughout his appeal.

Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges, a former chair of the Ohio Republican Party, were founded guilty in March of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise including bribery and cash laundering.

A jury found Householder masterminded and Borges took part in a $60 million bribery plan that was secretly moneyed by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. to secure Householder's power, elect his allies-- and then to pass and safeguard legislation that delivered a $1 billion nuclear power plant bailout of 2 nuclear plants that were owned by a FirstEnergy affiliate. FirstEnergy also has actually admitted to its function.

FILE – – Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder sits at the head of a legal session in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 30, 2019. Householder was sentenced to 20 years in jail on Thursday, June 29, 2023, for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File).

Two others and the dark money group pleaded guilty, and a 3rd guy charged passed away by suicide.

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Borges, 51, was sentenced to five years, which he is serving at the federal prison in Milan, Michigan, near Ann Arbor, bureau records show.

The federal government's investigation stays open.