Report: Arizona political operative tied to Ohio bribery case – By Ronald J. Hansen & Yvonne Wingett Sanchez (Arizona Republic) / July 25 2020
An Arizona political operative is reportedly tied to a bribery case in Ohio that has led to criminal charges against that state’s House speaker, although not to her.
Meghan Cox, the co-founder and principal at the Tempe-based Lincoln Strategy Group, allegedly pressed someone involved in a signature-gathering effort to overturn an Ohio law to accept money from her organization to abandon their effort, the Daily Beast reported Friday.
That action is common among political operatives trying to scuttle campaigns. It highlighted the effort allegedly used to thwart an attempted repeal of a law that was favorable to an Ohio utility company.
Cox declined to comment and referred the matter to her attorney, Kory Langhofer.
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