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Trial of ex-FirstEnergy executives charged in $60M Ohio bribery scheme set to begin
Former executives face charges including racketeering and money laundering in a $60 million bribery case linked to Ohio House Bill 6, which subsidized nuclear plants.
- Two former FirstEnergy executives, Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling, face felony corruption charges for allegedly orchestrating payments to regulator Sam Randazzo in exchange for favors.
- Federal prosecutors claim FirstEnergy funded an elaborate bribery plot involving the Ohio House Speaker to pass a $1 billion nuclear plant bailout and defeat its repeal.
- FirstEnergy admitted using dark money groups to fund the plot, a jury convicted the House Speaker, and Randazzo died by suicide after pleading not guilty to charges.
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Trial of ex-FirstEnergy executives charged in $60M Ohio bribery scheme set to begin
The $4.3 million that Akron-based FirstEnergy paid veteran utility lawyer Sam Randazzo in 2019 is at the center of the latest criminal trial tied to Ohio's sweeping $60 million bribery scandal.
·United States
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Evidence fight threatens to delay FirstEnergy bribery trial
Defense attorneys call prosecutorial tactics "extremely disturbing" as the state insists emails sent by Sam Randazzo two hours after speaking with Michael Dowling are essential to proving the $4.3 million bribery scheme.
·Cleveland, United States
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