Key players in bribery investigation

Prosecutors allege that Republican Larry Householder and four others took nearly

$61 million in bribes funneled through Generation Now and other political groups. Prosecutors say the money was used to position Householder as Ohio House Speaker and pass and defend House Bill 6. Three guilty pleas have been accepted by the U.S. District Court. GENERATION NOW • 501(c)4 started in March 2017

• FBI says it was controlled by Householder

• FBI says it was the main conduit for nearly $61M in bribes

• Entity pleaded guilty to racketeering in Feb. 2021

JEFF LONGSTRETH

• Householder’s political strategist

• Helped elect pro-Householder Republicans to House

• Signatory on Generation Now accounts

• Pleaded guilty to racketeering in Oct. 2020

NEIL CLARK

• Long-time Statehouse lobbyist and Republican political operator

• Adviser to Householder

• Pleaded not guilty to racketeering

LARRY HOUSEHOLDER

• Former Ohio House speaker

• Pleaded not guilty to racketeering charges

• FBI says he led a criminal enterprise that took nearly

$61M in bribes to gain political power and pass and defend House Bill 6

• Reelected to Ohio House in 2020

JUAN CESPEDES

• FirstEnergy Solutions lobbyist

• FBI says he was paid by FirstEnergy and Generation Now

• Pleaded guilty to racketeering in Oct. 2020

MATT BORGES

• FirstEnergy Solutions lobbyist

• Worked on the campaign to defeat a referendum attempt against House Bill 6

• Former chairman of the Ohio Republican Party

• Pleaded not guilty to racketeering