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A prominent Ohio lobbyist, with connections to the House Bill 6 investigation, was found dead in Florida this week. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
COLUMBUS, OH Neil Clark, an Ohio lobbyist named in a $60 million bribery investigation, was found dead in Florida this week.
Clark, 67, had pleaded not guilty to his alleged role in the House Bill 6 scandal. Prosecutors accused politicians and lobbyists of accepting and overseeing the distribution of $60 million in dark money to pass a bailout bill for two Ohio nuclear plants run by FirstEnergy. Clark was one of the lobbyists accused of distributing the funds and ensuring politicians voted in support of the legislation, prosecutors said.
Federal utility regulator investigates FirstEnergy s lobbying on House Bill 6
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Mar 17, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A powerful Ohio lobbyist who spent decades at the center of many of the state’s significant policy battles was found dead in Florida as he faced charges in a sweeping federal bribery investigation, authorities said Tuesday.
Neil Clark, 67, was found dead Monday by a bicyclist in an isolated area of Collier County, Florida, where he had been living, authorities said.
The local sheriff’s office provided a report describing the body being found, and the county medical examiner confirmed the body was Clark’s. The cause of death wasn’t determined, but a medical investigation and an autopsy were being performed.