Ohio lobbyist, Matt Borges gets five years in prison for his part in the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history. He avoided the much harsher sentence received by former House Speaker Larry Householder, the scheme’s mastermind, by accepting responsibility and apologizing before the judge. Black nonetheless rebuked Borges for his role in preventing Ohioans the chance to repeal a tainted nuclear plant bailout bill. Black admitted to being moved by Borges’ contrition, however, which may have contributed to him escaping the top of the 5- to 8-year range federal prosecutors sought. But the judge rejected any notion that Borges should only get the six months offered to cooperative witnesses or the 1 1/2 years sought by his attorneys, and ordered him into immediate custody.
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