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» A look at how scandal around Rosenberge­r developed,

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■ April 23, 1981: Born to mother Son Ye and father Michael Rosenberge­r.

■ Jan. 2, 2011: Begins first term in the Ohio House.

■ 2012: Earns Wright State University bachelor’s degree.

■ March 2014: Begins renting a $660,000 luxury condo in downtown Columbus owned by GOP donor Ginni Ragan.

■ January 2015:

Becomes Ohio House speaker.

■ January 2016:

Orders an ethics inquiry into whether Wright State crossed legal boundaries when seeking state money. ■ March 25-April 1,

2016: Travels to China with his aide, Ben Webb, on a conference trip attended by a payday lending industry lobbyist.

■ April 2016:

Northbank 503 LLC, controlled by Ragan, gives a $209,354 mortgage to former Rosenberge­r aide Hunter Wright for a condo in downtown Columbus.

■ April 29, 2017: Serves as commenceme­nt speaker at Wright State University.

■ Aug. 28-31, 2017: Travels to London for a GOPAC trip, attended by payday lending interests and other corporate leaders.

■ Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2017:

Travels to Normandy, France, for a National Conference of State Legislatur­es leadership conference that was funded in part by payday lending interests.

■ April 6, 2018:

Discloses to this newspaper that he hired a criminal defense attorney to deal with an FBI inquiry.

■ April 9, 2018: The Ohio House receives a federal subpoena for Rosenberge­r’s travel records.

■ April 10, 2018: Resigns as speaker and makes it effective April 12.

■ May 11, 2018: Removes personal items from his state offices.

■ May 15, 2018:

Discloses he received more than $43,000 in free travel in 2017.

■ May 22, 2018: The Ohio House receives a federal search and seizure warrant.

■ May 23, 2018:

FBI agents raid Rosenberge­r’s house and storage unit. The House turns over documents responding to the warrant.

 ?? LAURA BISCHOFF / STAFF ?? Ex-Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberge­r resigned in April amid an FBI inquiry.
LAURA BISCHOFF / STAFF Ex-Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberge­r resigned in April amid an FBI inquiry.

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