Ohio House speaker, 4 others charged in $61 million bribery scheme

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Authorities arrested Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four others on Tuesday, charging them as co-conspirators in a nearly $61 million bribery and racketeering scheme that has been called the worst in Ohio political history.

The scheme was tied to last year's passage and subsequent defense of a law bailing out nuclear power plants.

Mr. Householder, 61, was described as the ring leader by U.S. Attorney David DeVillers during a news conference in Columbus. Gov. Mike DeWine, Senate President Larry Obhof, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and Ohio Republican Party Chairman Jane Timken were among fellow Republicans who called for Mr. Householder's immediate resignation.