"Former Ohio GOP Chair Matt Borges Sentenced to 5 Years in Massive Corruption Case"
Former Ohio Republican Party Chairman, Matt Borges, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in a massive corruption scandal. The scandal involved Akron-based FirstEnergy and other Ohio utilities funneling over $60 million to pass and protect a $1.3 billion ratepayer bailout. Borges received a lesser sentence as he was only involved in 2019 when FirstEnergy funneled $38 million into a dark-money group to defeat a citizen-initiated repeal of the bailout. The sentencing follows the 20-year sentence given to former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder for masterminding the scheme. The scandal continues to harm Ohioans, and federal prosecutors are hinting at more charges to come.