Former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder is appealing his 20-year prison sentence after serving his second week behind bars.
The Republican former lawmaker was found to be the "mob boss" by a judge in the the largest bribery scheme in state history, but he filed a one-sentence appeal of his sentence to the United States Court of Appeals, reported the Associated Press.
Householder's attorneys had asked for a sentence of 12 to 18 months but federal prosecutors sought 16 to 20 years for racketeering, and U.S. District Court judge Tim Black imposed the maximum penalty because he said the 64-year-old former lawmaker failed to show remorse.
A jury convicted Householder of orchestrating a $60 million bribery scheme secretly funded by Akron-based utility company FirstEnergy Corp. to help him secure power and pass a a $1.3 billion nuclear plant bailout.
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He was convicted along with former state Republican chair Matt Borges in the scheme, which also involved a dirty tricks campaign to shut down a voter referendum to overturn the bailout.
