Ohio's public corruption case involving $61 million in bribes in exchange for a $1.3 billion bailout is the biggest open investigation in any Statehouse in America — surpassing a similar scandal in Illinois and two closed-out cases in New York. The Ohio case involves big money, a Fortune 500 company, top political leaders, 4.5 million electricity customers across the state and the suicide death of a defendant. Public corruption watchdogs told the USA Today Network Ohio that the House Bill 6 case, an open investigation against several people, catapults Ohio ahead of the pack. “The whole thing is amazing in scope. It's incredible," said Todd Wickerham, former FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Cincinnati office. 

Ohio's public corruption case involving $61 million in bribes in exchange for a $1.3 billion bailout is the biggest open investigation&nbsp;in any Statehouse in America &mdash; surpassing a similar scandal&nbsp;in Illinois and two closed-out cases in New York.&nbsp;The Ohio&nbsp;case&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2021/04/22/firstenergy-could-cut-deal-federal-prosecutors-house-bill-6-nuclear-bailout-case/7343158002/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2021/04/22/firstenergy-could-cut-deal-federal-prosecutors-house-bill-6-nuclear-bailout-case/7343158002/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1620851361592000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKxzgLTm9bZYvL29Sea5UZ37b1pA">involves big money, a Fortune 500 company, top political leaders</a>,&nbsp;4.5 million electricity customers across the state and the suicide death of a defendant.&nbsp;Public corruption watchdogs told the USA Today Network Ohio that the House Bill 6 case, an open investigation against several people, catapults Ohio ahead of the pack. &ldquo;The whole thing is amazing in scope. It's incredible," said Todd Wickerham, former FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Cincinnati office.&nbsp;

News Briefs from the Columbus Dispatch - Columbus Ohio

News Briefs from the Columbus Dispatch - Columbus Ohio

Columbus News Briefs - Columbus Dispatch

News Briefs from the Columbus Dispatch - Columbus Ohio.

News Briefs from the Columbus Dispatch - Columbus Ohio.

Columbus - 'In a league of its own': Ohio is No.1 state when it comes to public corruption, experts say

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