A U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday unanimously rejected a wide array of arguments made by Householder and Borges against their convictions.

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