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Title: Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case
Post by: Marlin on Jul 21, 2020, 07:50
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case

All of the charges are tied to what federal prosecutors describe as a criminal enterprise dedicated to securing a bailout for two nuclear power plants in northern Ohio, which is expected to cost the state's utility ratepayers $1 billion.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/21/ohio-house-speaker-larry-householder-arrested-bribery-case-source/5478219002/
Title: Re: Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case
Post by: fiveeleven on Jul 22, 2020, 10:23
Everybody knows it costs a lot to operate a nuclear plant !!
Title: Re: Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case
Post by: Marlin on Jul 22, 2020, 10:35
Top Ohio lawmaker charged with accepting $61M bribe in scheme to pass nuclear bailout

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/top-ohio-lawmaker-charged-with-accepting-61m-bribe-in-scheme-to-pass-nucle/582055/ (https://www.utilitydive.com/news/top-ohio-lawmaker-charged-with-accepting-61m-bribe-in-scheme-to-pass-nucle/582055/)
Title: Re: Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case
Post by: Marlin on Jul 23, 2020, 10:45
FirstEnergy share price plummets following subpoena in $61M racketeering bribery case

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/firstenergy-share-price-plummets-following-subpoena-in-61m-racketeering-br/582160/
Title: Re: Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case
Post by: Marlin on Jul 24, 2020, 10:32
Ohio governor says nuclear bailout bill 'tainted' by alleged bribery, calls for repeal

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/firstenergy-share-price-plummets-following-subpoena-in-61-million-racketee/582160/ (https://www.utilitydive.com/news/firstenergy-share-price-plummets-following-subpoena-in-61-million-racketee/582160/)
Title: Re: Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case
Post by: GLW on Jul 24, 2020, 10:41
Quote from: Marlin on Jul 24, 2020, 10:32
Ohio governor says nuclear bailout bill 'tainted' by alleged bribery, calls for repeal

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/firstenergy-share-price-plummets-following-subpoena-in-61-million-racketee/582160/ (https://www.utilitydive.com/news/firstenergy-share-price-plummets-following-subpoena-in-61-million-racketee/582160/)

DnD has been very good to me,....
Title: Re: Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case
Post by: fiveeleven on Jul 25, 2020, 07:51
As things typically go in the nuclear circus - this dude and his band of currently not so merry minions will team up with the SCANA gang and form a company that specializes in financial rescue for ailing plants. I can see the donuts/coffee and Subway spread in the assembly room populated with Diet Coke fueled local mgmt. head nodders.
Title: Re: Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case
Post by: SloGlo on Jul 25, 2020, 08:01
Quote from: fiveeleven on Jul 25, 2020, 07:51
As things typically go in the nuclear circus - this dude and his band of currently not so merry minions will team up with the SCANA gang and form a company that specializes in financial rescue for ailing plants. I can see the donuts/coffee and Subway spread in the assembly room populated with Diet Coke fueled local mgmt. head nodders.
aye tink doze plants due knot knead "financial rescue". of coarse, iffen the legislature gits repealed, that situation may change. may be larry householder was hung out too dry by  s.c.a.n.a. wannabees?