Ex-Ohio Speaker Larry Householder open to plea deal to avoid state corruption trial, say attorneys

By: Morgan Trau

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 1,103

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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The attorneys for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder are open to taking a plea deal to avoid his state corruption trial in Cuyahoga County this summer.

Householder has maintained his innocence since his indictment in 2020, arguing that the $61 million the government said he took to give FirstEnergy a billion-dollar bailout was political, not criminal.

From then on, even after he was convicted in federal court, he said he would fight all accusations.

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