Court upholds racketeering convictions of ex-Ohio House speaker and lobbyist in $60M bribery scheme

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A federal appeals court upheld the racketeering convictions of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and an ex-lobbyist on Tuesday in a $60 million bribery scheme that a prosecutor had described as likely the largest corruption scheme in state history.

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