Court of Common Pleas

Criminal Division

State of Ohio, A True Bill Indictment For

Plaintiff Aggravated Theft - F2

vs. §2913.02(A)(1)
Larry Householder,
Defendant 9 Additional Count(s)

Dates of Offense (on or about) The Term Of Case Number

4/9/2018 through 9/30/2022 January 2024, Grand Jury #3 CR-24-690479

CR24690479-
The State of Ohio, 178763819
Cuyahoga County

Count One Aggravated Theft - F2

§2913.02(A)(1)
Defendants Larry Householder
Date of Offense On or about August 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022

The Jurors of the Grand Jury of the State of Ohio, within andfor the body of the County aforesaid, on their oaths, IN THE NAME
AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF OHIO, do find and present, that the above named Defendant(s), on or about the
date of the offense set forth above, in the County of Cuyahoga, unlawfully
did with purpose to deprive the owner, Friends of Larry Householder DBA Citizens for Larry Householder, of
property or services, to wit: cash, to wit: $1,200,000, knowingly obtain or exert control over either the
property or services without the consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent.
FURTHERMORE,
the property or services stolen is valued at seven hundred fifty thousand dollars or more and less than one
million five hundred thousand dollars.
The offense is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

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Count Two Aggravated Theft - F2

§2913.02(A)(2)
Defendants Larry Householder
Date of Offense On or about August 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022

The grandjurors, on their oaths, furtherfind that the Defendant(s) unlawfully

did with purpose to deprive the owner, Friends of Larry Householder DBA Citizens for Larry Householder, of
property or services, to wit: cash, to wit: $1,200,000, knowingly obtain or exert control over either the
property or services beyond the scope of the express or implied consent of the owner or person authorized to
give consent.
FURTHERMORE,
the property or services stolen is valued at seven hundred fifty thousand dollars or more and less than one
million five hundred thousand dollars.
The offense is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

Count Three Theft in Office - F3

§2921.41(A)(2)
Defendants Larry Householder
Date of Offense On or about August 1, 2020 through September 1, 2020

The grandjurors, on their oaths, further find that the Defendant(s) unlawfully
did, while being a public or party official, commit any theft offense, as defined in division (K) of section
2913.01 of the Revised Code, when the property or service involved is owned by this state, any other state, the
United States, a county, a municipal corporation, a township, or any political subdivision, department, or
agency of any of them, or is owned by a political party, or is part of a political campaign fund and the value of
property or services stolen was seven thousand five hundred dollars or more.
The offense is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

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Count Four Money Laundering - F3

§1315.55(A)(1)
Defendants Larry Householder
Date of Offense On or about August 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022

। The grandjurors, on their oaths, furtherfind that the Defendant(s) unlawfully

did conduct or attempt to conduct a transaction knowing that the property involved in the transaction was the
proceeds of some form of unlawful activity with the purpose of committing or furthering the commission of
corrupt activity.
The offense is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

Count Five Telecommunications Fraud - F2

§2913.05(A)
Defendants Larry Householder
Date of Offense On or about August 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022

The grandjurors, on their oaths, further find that the Defendant(s) unlawfully
having devised a scheme to defraud, did knowingly disseminate, transmit, or cause to be disseminated or
transmitted by means of a wire, radio, satellite, telecommunication, telecommunications device, or
telecommunication service any writing, data, sign, signal, picture, sound, or image with purpose to execute or
otherwise further the scheme to defraud and the violation occurred as part of a course of conduct involving
other violations of division (A) of this section or violations of, attempts to violate, conspiracies to violate, or
complicity in violations of section 2913.02, 2913.04, 2913.11, 2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.42, 2913.43, or
2921.13 of the Revise Code and the value of the benefit obtained by the offender or of the detriment to the
victim of the fraud is one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more but less than one million dollars.
The offense is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

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Count Six Tampering with Records - F3

§2913.42(A)(1)
Defendants Larry Householder
Date of Offense On or about April 9, 2018

The grandjurors, on their oaths, further find that the Defendant(s) unlawfully
did, knowing he had no privilege to do so, and with purpose to defraud or knowing he was facilitating a fraud
on the State of Ohio falsify, destroy, remove, conceal, alter, deface, or mutilate any writing, computer
software, data, or record, to wit: 2017 Joint Legislative Ethics Committee Financial Disclosure Statement, and
the writing, data, computer software, or record was kept by or belonged to a local, state, or federal
governmental entity.
The offense is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

Count Seven Tampering with Records - F3

§2913.42(A)(2)
Defendants Larry Householder
Date of Offense On or about May 15, 2019

The grandjurors, on their oaths, further find that the Defendant(s) unlawfully
did, knowing he had no privilege to do so, and with purpose to defraud or knowing he was facilitating a fraud
on the State of Ohio utter a writing or record, to wit: 2018 Joint Legislative Ethics Committee Financial
Disclosure Statement, knowing it to have been tampered with as provided in division (A)(1) of this
section and the writing, data, computer software, or record was kept by or belonged to a local, state, or federal
governmental entity.
The offense is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

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Count Eight Tampering with Records - F3

§2913.42(A)(1)
Defendants Larry Householder
Date of Offense On or about February 18, 2020

The grandjurors, on their oaths, furtherfind that the Defendant(s) unlawfully

did, knowing he had no privilege to do so, and with purpose to defraud or knowing he was facilitating a fraud
on the State of Ohio falsify, destroy, remove, conceal, alter, deface, or mutilate any writing, computer
software, data, or record, to wit: 2019 Joint Legislative Ethics Committee Financial Disclosure Statement, and
the writing, data, computer software, or record was kept by or belonged to a local, state, or federal
governmental entity.
The offense is contrary to theform of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

Count Nine Tampering with Records - F3

§2913.42(A)(1)
Defendants Larry Householder
Date of Offense On or about May 17, 2021

The grandjurors, on their oaths, further find that the Defendant(s) unlawfully
did, knowing he had no privilege to do so, and with purpose to defraud or knowing he was facilitating a fraud
on the State of Ohio falsify, destroy, remove, conceal, alter, deface, or mutilate any writing, computer
software, data, or record, to wit: 2020 Joint Legislative Ethics Committee Financial Disclosure Statement, and
the writing, data, computer software, or record was kept by or belonged to a local, state, or federal
governmental entity.
The offense is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

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Count Ten Tampering with Records - F3

§2913.42(A)(2)
Defendants Larry Householder
Date of Offense On or about May 16, 2022

The grandjurors, on their oaths, further find that the Defendant(s) unlawfully
did, knowing he had no privilege to do so, and with purpose to defraud or knowing he was facilitating a fraud
on the State of Ohio utter a writing or record, to wit: 2021 Joint Legislative Ethics Committee Financial
Disclosure Statement, knowing it to have been tampered with as provided in division (A)(1) of this
section and the writing, data, computer software, or record was kept by or belonged to a local, state, or federal
governmental entity.
The offense is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

Foreperson of the Grand Jury Prosecuting Attorney

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