Two Ohio political consultants intend to plead guilty to arranging tens of millions of dollars of illegal payments to help pass a ratepayer-funded bailout of two nuclear power plants.
Juan Cespedes, a lobbyist and political consultant, and Jeff Longstreth, a longtime political strategist for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder [R], will plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy and taking bribes from nuclear energy provider FirstEnergy and its affiliates. A plea agreement with federal prosecutors was made public this week.