Jul 20, 2021
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Ashland County Prosecuting Attorney Christopher R. Tunnell announced the addition of Nadine Hauptman to his office staff. Ms. Hauptman will serve as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney with a primary responsibility of representing the prosecution in Juvenile Court in cases involving delinquency, unruly and truancy matters. In addition, she will be handling the prosecution of adults in Juvenile Court in areas including contributing to the delinquency/unruliness of a minor cases and endangering children matters. Other areas of responsibility for Ms. Hauptman will include handling the majority of appeals court cases, assisting in felony prosecutions and miscellaneous other duties.
A year out, $60M bribery scandal felt in business, politics
By MARK GILLISPIE and JULIE CARR SMYTHJuly 19, 2021 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The arrests one year ago Wednesday of then-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four associates in connection with an alleged $60 million bribery scheme have rocked business and politics across the state, and events over the last year suggest a federal probe’s tentacles only continue to grow.
Here is a look at where things stand in what then-U.S. Attorney David DeVillers described as the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history:
THE PLAYERS
Householder, a Republican, has pleaded not guilty and maintains his innocence. He was removed from the speakership last year, reelected to office in November despite the felony racketeering charges he faces, then expelled from the chamber last month in an historic vote.
The federal accusations
Borges, Householder and three others are accused of participating in a nearly $61 million bribery scheme to help Householder win control of the Ohio House in early 2019, pass a $1 billion bailout for the two nuclear plants and defend that law – House Bill 6 – against a ballot initiative to block it.
Householder and Borges have pleaded not guilty to racketeering, asserting their innocence publicly. Householder s strategist Jeff Longstreth and FirstEnergy Solutions lobbyist Juan Cespedes have pleaded guilty to their roles. GOP superlobbyist Neil Clark, who pleaded not guilty, died by suicide in March 2021 before his innocence or guilt could be proven.
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