FBI agents deployed to Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's farm: Report

[brooklynite]

Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

COLUMBUS, Ohio—FBI agents and police were at Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s farm in Perry County early Tuesday morning ahead of an announcement about a $60 million federal racketeering case, according to a media report.

The FBI agents, who were assisted by the Perry County Sheriff’s Department, were on Householder’s property in Glenford, the Dayton Daily News reported.

The news comes as the FBI and U.S. Attorney David M. DeVillers called a news conference at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to announce charges related to $60 million bribe to a “state official” and “associates.”

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It’s not the first time Householder has been accused of wrongdoing. In 2004, during Householder’s first stint as speaker, the FBI opened an investigation into Householder after receiving an anonymous tip that the speaker and aides received kickbacks from vendors doing business with the Ohio House GOP’s campaign arm. That investigation closed in 2006 without any charges being filed.

Read more: https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/07/fbi-agents-deployed-to-ohio-house-speaker-larry-householders-farm-report.html

[Ilsa]

1. The, uh, "deep state" laid in wait for a bigger

criminal enterprise to evolve after the crooks figured they were safe. I wonder if Barr will fire or offer a promotion to DeVilliers?

[marble falls]

2. I wonder if he wonders if he's cut off. He'll still be getting his cut, right?

[mountain grammy]

6. How are you?

[marble falls]

8. Doing better. Still feeling a half step off. Thanks for asking. You're doing well, yourself?

[mountain grammy]

11. I'm better than I deserve to be ..

last post I read from you, you were headed to the ER.. Glad you're doing better. Keep healing!

[marble falls]

18. I had all the symptoms except my smell and taste were good. An intestional infection, so they ...

gave me a preiscription and I was home 3:30AM.

[mountain grammy]

26. Good to hear. Stay well.

[irisblue]

3. Well well well. How interesting

[Evolve Dammit]

4. Rotten to the core. All of them. Except maybe Romney. Maybe.

[marble falls]

9. Romney is in someways Pence with some smarts, a real commitment to do "the right thing" ...

Rather have Mitt than Holy Mike. Then again that's a like going to Hell and choosing between head down in a pit lava and having Mike Pence for your eternity room mate.

Gimme the lava.

[Evolve Dammit]

28. yeah. Lava pit looks better. Romney's Bain Holding Co. exported lots of US jobs and raked in the $

[C Moon]

12. I was just reading up on Dan Quayle (I was wondering what ever happened to him).

That guy is rotten, moldy and festering to the core!

• He backed Trump in 2016.
• Last year did a photo op with Pence.
• Of late, he's being investigated by the Irish government, the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the FBI for a loan deal in Ireland, which involved a group for which he sits on as chairman (for a "very serious" misuse of the vice president's office).
I knew there was a reason I hated that "potato" head.

Republicans are just plain terrible people to the core—their whole lives, and Quayle is a prime example.

[irisblue]

15. Marilyn Quayle is smarter then Dan is

[dhill926]

20. WAY smarter than Danno...

I lived in Indiana back then, and everyone knew Quayle was a complete moron. He set the stage for other um, questionable VP choices for the republicans....

[Wednesdays]

25. Potatoe head. nt

[calimary]

30. Good one!

SHEESH he was a stupid fuck.

I remember when Bush1 announced his choice of Ding-Dong Dan. He made a comment about it being “one for the ladies” because Quayle was considered very handsome. I remember being really pissed off by that. “You think that’s all women care about, dude? That he LOOKS good??? You think you can just toss us a “himbo” and that’s all we’ll need? Is that all Barbara ever cared about? You’re pretty stupid, too, then.”

[Evolve Dammit]

29. Kavanaugh reminded me of a cross between W and Quayle. Rich, smarmy frat boys

[Lonestarblue]

5. The whole Republican Party is little more than a national criminal enterprise.

Barr must not have known about this case or he would have stopped it. Only Democrats get prosecuted on his watch. US Attorney DeVillers may find himself out of a job shortly for prosecuting a Republican, although perhaps state-level ones aren’t of interest to Barr. Maybe he’s too busy trying to figure out how to silence Ghislane Maxwell. Or he’s too busy coming up with excuses for subverting the Constitution to justify Trump’s creation of a national secret police force. Barr must be a very busy man these days!

[bucolic_frolic]

7. State legislatures and contracting must be a big and unplumbed cesspool in most states

not the brightest bulbs in my area for sure

[irisblue]

10. Local paper- in Columbus Capital city

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200721/ohio-speaker-larry-householder-arrested-in--60-million-bribery-case

[SunSeeker]

13. Another corrupt Republican.

[dalton99a]

14. Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/07/21/ohio-bribery-case-state-official-charged-federal-prosecutors/5477862002/
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case

Federal officials arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four others on Tuesday morning in connection with a $60 million bribery case.

U.S. Attorney David DeVillers' office would not discuss details of the case, but a source involved in the investigation confirmed Householder's arrest to The Enquirer.

Also arrested, according to the source: Neil Clark, founder of Grant Street Consultants and once called by USA Today “one of the best-connected lobbyists in Columbus;” former Ohio Republican Party chair and consultant Matthew Borges; Juan Cespedes, co-founder of The Oxley Group in Columbus; and Jeffrey Longstreth, adviser to Householder.

A spokeswoman for DeVillers said an Ohio official and associates were charged in the case, which she described as a "public corruption racketeering conspiracy involving $60 million." DeVillers has scheduled a 2:30 p.m. press conference to discuss the case.

[NCjack]

16. This is what I want Fed Officers doing!

[jaxexpat]

17. Sounds like a shuffling in GOP ranks conducted with prejudice.

The misbehavior of state governments sometimes make Washington look almost polite.

[SayItLoud]

19. GOP Buckeyes apparently are ok with him and grifting. NT

[KS Toronado]

21. Wonder if this will translate into more votes for Joe Nov 3rd?

[zentrum]

22. Sounds like a regular Repug to me.

McConnell entered Congress as a not at all rich man and now he's worth millions. How did that happen? It's separate form him mega-rich wife, Chao.

[yellowcanine]

23. This should help turn Ohio blue in November. Go Biden.

Republicans are now officially the party of corruption nation wide.

[greatlaurel]

24. Interesting that Borges, who is one of those arrested with Householder, just formed a PAC for Biden

This is a huge issue for Ohio and the country, Ohio's democratic system has been broken by the GOP. There are not fair elections in Ohio, but the national media ignores all the corruption in flyover country.

Borges just announced he was creating a PAC to support VP Biden instead of Trump. There had been a falling out with Borges and the Trump people in Ohio. What is strange is that there is no bigger Trump supporter than Householder. Householder has caused massive problems for DeWine's coronavirus responses here in Ohio. Householder loudly supported the no mask demonstrators, He was disgusting in going after Dr. Acton, using anti-semitic coded language and telling legislators to grow a pair to stand up to that woman.


Investigating the corruption of the GOP in Ohio could win a Pulitzer for an enterprising journalist. They would need a good bodyguard. though.

Look like someone called in some favors from the DOJ.

Here is the link to the story about Borges' anti-Trump PAC.

][link:https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/06/ohio-gop-votes-to-censure-former-chairman-over-pro-joe-biden-super-pac.html|

[MFGsunny]

27. It's a good start ... but most likely just a teeny-weeny straw in draining MF45 swamp.

The middle name for this MF45 Mal-administration is sure to become - wait for it - FEDERAL RACKETEERING!

We've barely just begun exposing all the grifters, grafters and RICO's.