Fox News has learned that the press conference, which deals with an alleged racketeering conspiracy, is related to FBI agents showing up at the farm of Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder early Tuesday morning, which was first reported by the Dayton Daily News. Multiple local reports say that Householder and several others have since been arrested and are currently in custody. ILLINOIS POLITICAL POWERHOUSE IMPLICATED IN CORRUPTION PROBEThe Toledo Blade reported Tuesday morning that the case involves House Bill 6, legislation supported by Householder that bailed out two nuclear power plants. Householder, a Republican, has been speaker since 2019 after previously having the position from 2001 to 2004. This is just the latest incident of a state House speaker being caught up in an alleged bribery scheme.

Source: Fox News July 21, 2020 15:11 UTC