Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was ousted Thursday from his role as speaker in a unanimous and bipartisan vote, following his arrest in what prosecutors called the “largest bribery scheme' in state history.
The defendants are behind"what is likely the largest bribery, money laundering scheme ever perpetrated against the people of the state of Ohio," U.S. Attorney David DeVillers told reporters.
The center of the scheme, officials said, was the formation of a tax-free non-profit called Generation Now that was supposed to be a social service organization. Instead, it was allegedly Householder's personal account, funded by an energy company, to wield political power and pass the bailout, authorities said."Make no mistake, these allegations are bribery, pure and simple," DeVillers said."This was a quid pro quo. This was pay to play.
Householder had ignored calls for his resignation from colleagues in both parties. A decision on when to schedule a vote to choose a new speaker will be made by Assistant Majority Floor Leader Anthony DeVitis, of Green.
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