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Shining A Light on Dark Money—It’s Time for Ohioans to Unite for a Brighter Future
In March 2023, former Speaker of the Ohio House Larry Householder and former Chair of the Ohio Republican Party were convicted of participating in a racketeering conspiracy because of their role in a $60 million bribery scheme funneled from FirstEnergy through dark money groups. Both were given the maximum sentence. In February 2024, two former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Mike Dowling and former Chair of the Public Utilities Commission were indicted for their part in the scandal. The next month, Householder was indicted on state...