Householder bribery case: Republican caucus votes to remove Speaker from office

COLUMBUS — The House Republican caucus has voted to remove Larry Householder as Speaker of the Ohio General Assembly.

[ Speaker Householder, 4 others charged in $60 million bribery scheme ]

The vote Tuesday afternoon is the first step to replace Householder, R-Glenford, accused in an FBI bribery and racketeering investigation announced last week by the FBI and U.S. Attorney for Southern Ohio, producing charges against him and four others, including three lobbyists and a longtime associate of the Speaker.

The House will meet in session tomorrow to hold a vote on Householder’s removal as speaker.

WHIO will update this developing report.

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