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As it was in the midst of financing a $61 million bribery scheme, Akron-based FirstEnergy also improperly claimed millions in construction expenses, according to a new report.
The company classified lobbying and donations as construction expenses at the same time that it funded the bribery scandal, although it’s not clear if any of that money was paid in bribes.
#EnergyMastodon #EnergyTransition #Climate #Corruption #FirstEnergy
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The House Bill 6 scandal is the largest public corruption case in Ohio history. Utility companies secretly spent millions of dollars to influence elections and pass a law that forced Ohio residents to pay for failing power plants. This timeline shows what happened, who was involved, and how the scandal unfolded from 2019 to today.
#FirstEnergy #Ohio #Corruption #Climate #EnergyMastodon #EnergyTransition #Householder
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BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal by former Ohio Republican House of Representatives Speaker Larry Householder after he was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the $1.3 billion FirstEnergy nuclear bailout RICO scandal, committed in office as Speaker. #Ohio #FirstEnergy #Law #USPol
🔗 Order
https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/042726zor_08l1.pdf🔗 The Petition for a Writ Of Certiorari
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First Energy corruption trial of top execs ended with hung jury. John Husted, the Lt Gov at the time of the "alleged" misdeeds, testified at the trial and could not remember the conversations he had with one or more of the execs about the appointment of the PSC chairman, who allegedly received 4 million dollars from FE and later committed suicide prior to the trial. Husted is running against Sherrod Brown for US Senate.
#EnergyTransition #FirstEnergy #Corruption #Climatehttps://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/31/firstenergy-corruption-case-ends-with-hung-jury
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#US Senator Jon Husted testifies in #FirstEnergy corruption
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc-states.html#35are #Europe’s investors at risk of a mis-selling scandal?
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https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/politics.html#32Amidst Stinky #House, #Senate Approves $11M to Renovate
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/us-capitals.html#Pierre‘Which Way Is #Iran?’ Asks Pantsless, Sword-Wielding
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The amount of corruption in a decade of just one ho-hum midwest state and one electric utility could fill a lengthy book. The FBI arrests the state's speaker of the house. Dennis Kucinich makes an appearance inexplicably as a bitcoin consultant for #firstenergy A lobbyiest already drafted a self-aggrandizing book about this before killing himself wearing a "Re-Elect Mike DeWine" t-shirt.
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As #Iran crisis deepens, #UK must not repeat #Iraq War
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#scotsmanThe cities in #Spain where you can still buy a home
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/cities.html#13a#FirstEnergy works to restore Northeast #Ohio power outages
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/us-cities.html#30aOld post of James Talarico triggers row; #MAGA calls
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Epic, "Bribes are free speach"
#EnergyMastodon #EnergyTransition #Climate #Ohio #FirstEnergy #Corruption
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@GottaLaff Tons of cash changed filthy hands to put that lying liar Bernie Moreno in Sherrod’s seat. #OH #MostCorruptStateLegislatureInUSA #FirstEnergy #DirtyDewine
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“The Dark Money Game” shines a spotlight on FirstEnergy’s bribes-for-bailouts scheme in Ohio just days after President Trump revived a failed push to use federal emergency powers to bail out coal-fired power plants that FirstEnergy lobbied for extensively during Trump’s first term.
FirstEnergy secretly paid $60 million to 501(c)(4) Generation Now that plead guilty to racketeering in 2021.
#Climate #EnergyMastodon #Ohio #Lycan #EnergyTransition #Corruption #FirstEnergy
https://energyandpolicy.org/hbo-the-dark-money-game-firstenergy/
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Grand jury indicts 2 former FirstEnergy executives in racketeering conspiracy involving more than $60 million in bribery schemes - Full Press Release:
CINCINNATI – Two former FirstEnergy executives have been indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with one count of participating in a racketeering (RICO) conspiracy.
Charles E. Jones, 69, of Akron, and Michael Dowling, 60, of Massillon, will be scheduled to appear in federal court in Cincinnati today. The indictment was returned on Jan. 15 and unsealed this morning.
It is alleged that Jones and Dowling participated in an enterprise (FirstEnergy Corp. and its subsidiaries) through a pattern of racketeering activity – including bribery, money laundering and obstruction – to increase the company’s stock price and enrich themselves. Although the defendants helped pursue the legal interests of FirstEnergy, Jones and Dowling also corrupted FirstEnergy by allegedly abusing their positions of trust and engaging in criminal activities in pursuit of personal and commercial gain.
Jones served in senior executive positions for FirstEnergy, including as President and CEO, from approximately 2015 until his employment was terminated in 2020. During that time, Jones made approximately $65 million in compensation. Approximately $60 million of his earnings came from performance-based pay tied, in part, to FirstEnergy stock prices. Dowling served as Senior Vice President at the time of his termination in 2020. Part of his pay was also tied to company financial performance and growth.
The 42-page indictment details the ways in which Jones and Dowling allegedly acted in support of the RICO conspiracy, including schemes to bribe former Ohio House Representative Larry Householder and former PUCO Chairman Samuel Randazzo.
According to the indictment, between 2017 and March 2020, FirstEnergy paid more than $59 million to 501(c)(4) entity Generation Now, which Jones and Dowling knew was operated for the benefit of and controlled by Householder. The bribe money helped Householder gain the position of Speaker of the House and pass and uphold House Bill 6, a billion-dollar nuclear plant bailout to benefit #FirstEnergy.
It is alleged Jones and Dowling used a different 501(c)(4) entity, Energy Pass-Through, to fund with FirstEnergy money and direct payments to Generation Now and other entities they believed were associated with public officials for FirstEnergy’s and the officials’ benefit. Dowling allegedly referred to the 501(c)(4) as a “political tool.”
The indictment also alleges that Jones and Dowling pushed for FirstEnergy-approved appointments to the state public utilities board, including Randazzo as PUCO Chairman. In January 2019, FirstEnergy allegedly paid Randazzo’s companies more than $4.3 million for Randazzo providing favorable official actions for FirstEnergy through PUCO proceedings.
The indictment alleges that Jones referred to Householder as his “expensive friend,” and thanked Randazzo after PUCO, under Randazzo’s leadership, took action in 2019 that Jones attributed to raising FirstEnergy’s stock price.
After the passage of House Bill 6, Dowling wrote, “Huge bet and we played it all right on the budget and HB 6 – so we can go back for more!”
“I stated following the jury conviction of Householder and Borges that this office would continue to work tirelessly to hold more people accountable for their actions to harm Ohioans, and we have,” said U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Parker. “This indictment is yet another step in the direction of that accountability.”
“This alleged $60 million racketeering conspiracy defrauded Ohioans to enrich the defendants," stated FBI Cincinnati Special Agent in Charge Elena Iatarola. “The FBI will continue to pursue political corruption and corporate fraud to protect taxpayers and hold white-collar criminals responsible for their actions.”
The RICO conspiracy as charged in this case is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
#Ohio
:doj: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/grand-jury-indicts-2-former-firstenergy-executives-racketeering-conspiracy-involving