The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder’s appeal of his 2023 bribery conviction and 20-year prison sentence tied to his corrupt passage of the HB 6 law that bailed out two coal-burning power plants.
The court didn’t state its reasons for denying the appeal Monday. It also rejected former Ohio Republican Party chairman Matt Borges’ appeal.
Householder led the fundraising campaign in which FirstEnergy funneled some $60 million through surreptitious channels to Householder, who used it to push for the bill’s passage in 2019.
A Republican, Householder is expected to seek a pardon from President Trump, who has granted multiple pardons for public officials convicted on corruption charges. The president was convicted of 34 felony counts in New York in 2024.
Ray Locker is the executive director for Checks & Balances Project, an investigative watchdog blog holding government officials, lobbyists, and corporate management accountable to the public. Funding for C&BP is provided by Renew American Prosperity and individual donors.
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