Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s criminal case against former House Speaker Larry Householder has been rescheduled from April 28 to November 3. Householder has been accused of illegally using campaign funds to defend himself in a March 2023 federal trial. He has been charged with aggravated theft, theft in office, money laundering, and tampering with records. His attorneys are set to argue for the case’s dismissal on August 20.

Householder is already serving a 20-year prison sentence on federal charges related to the House Bill 6 bribery scandal.

Meanwhile, in the Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Attorney General Yost has filed a formal request to compel four former FirstEnergy Corp. executives to cooperate with an ongoing investigation by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. This marks the first time in nearly 40 years that Ohio’s attorney general is using a law to force witnesses to testify before energy regulators in exchange for criminal immunity. 4/16/2025