Any hope that the convictions would have clarified federal law around 501(c)4 nonprofit “dark money” groups or prompted new restrictions on those hasn’t materialized, said former U.S. Attorney David DeVillers, who led the initial investigation.
Critics say more could be done to prevent repeat of Ohio's $60M bribery scandal
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Then-U.S. Attorney David DeVillers announced last July the arrest of Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four others for using the $60 million secretly funded by FirstEnergy to win passage of the energy bill and to engage in a dirty tricks campaign to stop a referendum voter drive to get the issue on the ballot.
FirstEnergy refusing to return subsidy cash to customers
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