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Once a rising political star, PG Sittenfeld now faces up to 41 months in prison when a federal judge sentences him on Tuesday in a public corruption sting.

A federal judge sentenced the former chairman of the Ohio Republican Party to five years in prison on Friday, for his supporting role in a massive dark money corruption enterprise.

U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Black is set to sentence former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder on Thursday.

If jurors rely on their common sense they'll know FirstEnergy gave Larry Householder $60 million for one reason: to pass a billion-dollar bailout for the company, federal prosecutors asserted Tuesday. Householder's defense said they're lying.

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.

The same FBI agents who helped convict former Cincinnati City Councilman PG Sittenfeld, simultaneously built a separate corruption case in 2019 at the statehouse.

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.

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.

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.

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.