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Secret meetings costing taxpayers nearly $200,000.

National Republican Congressional Committee (committee) · A digital video advertisement posted to the NRCC's YouTube channel · October 5, 2026 · U.S. Representative, Ohio's 1st District

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Checked against Not yet checked: the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court settlement of March 7, 2019 in the Open Meetings Act case against five Cincinnati City Council members and the City of Cincinnati's payments in it, as reported by WVXU on March 7, 2019, May 7, 2019 and September 29, 2020; the court file and the city's payment ordinances were not retrieved.

The records: No Criminal Charges For Council's 'Gang Of Five' · Judge: 'Gang Of Five' In Texting Case Should Resign · Ohio Ethics Commission: 'Gang Of Five' Cannot Vote On Motion Regarding Legal Expenses

Context

In March 2019 Landsman and four other Cincinnati City Council members settled an Open Meetings Act lawsuit in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, and WVXU reported that the five admitted in the case to holding meetings by text message and email.

Topics: Ethics, Local Government.

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Sources

  1. Corrupt Politician Greg Landsman Cashed In: Secret Meetings, Tax Cheat & $1 Million Net Worth Jump · NRCC (YouTube) · 2026-10-05 · accessed 2026-10-05
  2. NRCC launches digital ads highlighting Greg Landsman’s alleged ‘corruption’ · Ohio News · 2026-10-02 · accessed 2026-10-05
  3. No Criminal Charges For Council's 'Gang Of Five' · WVXU · 2020-09-29 · accessed 2026-10-05
  4. Judge: 'Gang Of Five' In Texting Case Should Resign · WVXU · 2019-03-07 · accessed 2026-10-05
  5. Ohio Ethics Commission: 'Gang Of Five' Cannot Vote On Motion Regarding Legal Expenses · WVXU · 2019-05-07 · accessed 2026-10-05

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