Paula Christian
WCPO
Cincinnati, OH, United States
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Jury finds former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and co-defendant Matt Borges guilty
Jurors began deliberating on Wednesday in a nationally-watched public corruption trial involving one of the most powerful politicians in Ohio before his arrest. → Read More
Jury must decide if Householder sold statehouse or passed bailout to help Bob and Betty Buckeye Ohioans
Attorneys competed to have the last word with jurors on Tuesday in a nationally-watched public corruption trial involving one of one of the most powerful politicians in Ohio before his arrest. → Read More
'I don't have an answer for you': Householder endures scathing cross-examination in historic bribery trial
Two and a half years after FBI agents arrested former House Speaker Larry Householder in the largest bribery scandal in state history, jurors are on the verge of deciding if what he did was a crime. → Read More
Jury must decide if Householder is 'old Appalachian boy' or lawmaker who 'sold the statehouse'
Former House Speaker Larry Householder spent nearly four hours on the witness stand Wednesday trying to convince jurors that he was an honest, frugal “old Appalachian boy." → Read More
'This stays quiet': Ex-GOP chair Matt Borges says as he pays $15k for secret info in alleged corruption plot
Prosecutors rested their case Monday in the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history, a scheme to sell the statehouse for a controversial $1.3 billion nuclear and coal bailout law. → Read More
Judge rules Doug Evans in contempt of court; orders $1,000-per-day fine in zoning dispute with neighbor
A Clermont County judge found Evans Landscaping owner Doug Evans in contempt and ordered him to pay $1,000 a day until he shuts down illegal businesses. → Read More
'I handled the money': Householder aide pleads guilty to racketeering, testifies in public corruption trial
A top aide to former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder testified against his former boss on Wednesday, describing him as a larger-than-life personality who demanded loyalty above all else. → Read More
New EPA rules may impact old coal plant sites where toxic ash is stored along Ohio River
These old coal sites were exempt from current rules because they closed before the agency enacted rules overseeing them in 2015. → Read More
Householder public corruption trial delayed for third time, will resume next week
The largest public corruption trial in Ohio history was delayed for the third time on Friday, apparently because former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is sick. → Read More
Sittenfeld and Householder face separate public corruption charges, but FBI reveals how cases are intertwined
The same FBI agents who helped convict former Cincinnati City Councilman PG Sittenfeld, simultaneously built a separate corruption case in 2019 at the statehouse. → Read More
'I am guilty ... I'm not proud of it'| First Energy lobbyist to jurors in statehouse public corruption trial
A lobbyist who pleaded guilty to being a key middleman in a $61 million racketeering scheme ttestified on Monday in the largest public corruption scheme in Ohio history. → Read More
Second juror let go in Householder trial amid COVID outbreak, raising specter of mistrial if illness spreads
The largest public corruption trial in Ohio history resumed Wednesday after being canceled for a day and a half after a second juror tested positive for COVID. → Read More
Secret recording: Ex-GOP chair asks FBI cooperating witness, 'You’re not trying to set me up here, are you?'
Jurors heard secret recordings on Monday as prosecutors continue to mount their case in a statehouse pay-to-play trial in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati. → Read More
Jury awards $1.1M to former magistrate who claims she was fired by Butler County judge for being Jewish
A jury awarded a former magistrate more than $1.1 million on Friday, six years after she sued a Butler County judge for firing her because she is Jewish → Read More
Householder attorney suggests Judge Black has 'personal animosity' in historic public corruption trial
An attorney for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder accused a federal judge of being biased and asked if he had 'personal animosity,' toward his client. → Read More
Two groundwater monitoring wells stopped working at Beckjord site, but Clermont County never knew
Two wells that monitor groundwater for contamination at the former Beckjord coal plant were either missing or damaged for several months in 2022. But Clermont County officials never knew about it. → Read More
How did the FBI build its case against Householder? 250 subpoenas for bank, phone, email records
Larry Householder and former GOP chair Matt Borges are facing a jury trial together, both accused of racketeering conspiracy, a charge more often associated with organized crime bosses. → Read More
Prosecutor: Former OH House Speaker Larry Householder 'sold the statehouse' and 'ripped off' voters
A federal prosecutor said former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder “sold the statehouse,” ripped off the people he was elected to serve and made a backroom deal to exchange his power for money. → Read More
'The entire statehouse is on trial' | Largest bribery case in Ohio history begins in Cincinnati
Jury selection is set to begin Friday morning in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati in the largest bribery case in Ohio history. → Read More
New chair of Ohio GOP focuses on beating Sherrod Brown, keeping state red and taking back Greg Landsman's seat
For nearly 15 years Alex Triantafilou has been the face of the Hamilton County Republican Party, but he just got a big promotion. → Read More