Larry Householder and Matt Borges

Larry Householder and Matt Borges were key figures in the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history, centered on a $61 million bribery scheme funded by FirstEnergy Corp to secure the passage of a $1.3 billion nuclear power plant bailout, House Bill 6. In 2023, both were convicted in federal court of racketeering conspiracy. Householder was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Borges was sentenced to five years; he was released from prison in October 2025 and is serving the remainder of his term in a halfway house or home confinement. Their convictions were upheld on appeal. Householder faces additional state-level felony charges brought in 2024, including theft in office, money laundering, and ethics violations, which carry potential lifetime bans from public office. Separately, Borges pleaded guilty to a 2004 ethics charge for unauthorized use of a public office, for which he paid a $1,000 fine before the record was later expunged.