A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld the convictions of ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-Ohio Republican Party Chair/lobbyist Matt Borges for their roles in the House Bill 6 bribery scandal.

The convictions brought against former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges for their roles in the $60 million bribery scheme involving FirstEnergy and House Bill 6 were upheld by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ohio’s former House speaker and ex-leader of the state’s Republican Party will remain in prison after the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld their convictions Tuesday. Former Speaker Larry Householder received a maximum of 20 years in federal prison in June 2023 for his involvement in what federal prosecutors called the