On Tuesday morning, FBI agents arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder (R) and four others in connection with a $60 million bribery case, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
A federal law enforcement source involved in the investigation confirmed Householder’s arrest to The Enquirer. Also arrested, according to the source: Neil Clark from Grant Street Consultants in Columbus; former Ohio Republican Party chair and consultant Matthew Borges; Juan Cespedes, co-founder of The Oxley Group in Columbus; and Jeffrey Longstreth, adviser to Householder.
U.S. Attorney David DeVillers’ office would not discuss details of the case, but a spokeswoman for DeVillers said an Ohio official and associates were charged in the case, which she described as a “public corruption racketeering conspiracy involving $60 million.”
DeVillers has scheduled a 2:30 p.m. press conference to discuss the case, according to the report.
