John A. Clark Jr., who led the initiative petition drive that would have diverted tens of millions of dollars of city of Columbus money toward vague green-energy initiatives, has been indicted on felony charges of filing false campaign finance reports.
Clark, 50, of the Near East Side who also has gone by John Clarke was indicted on two counts of tampering with government records, both third-degree felonies, and two counts of election falsification, both fifth-degree felonies, Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O Brien s office announced Wednesday.
The charges relate to false information provided on campaign finance reports filed with the city of Columbus campaign finance office on July 31, 2019 and on Aug. 18, 2019. O Brien s office said the false statements are related to the source and amount of contributions made to the ballot initiative.