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Trump’s top campaign money bundler connected to Ohio’s largest public corruption scandal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump’s top campaign money bundler connected to Ohio’s largest public corruption scandal

Raw Story  

FirstEnergy was the company behind the largest political bailout and bribery scandal in Ohio history, which funneled $61 million in dark money bribes to Ohio lawmakers in order to pass a $1.3 billion nuclear and coal bailout at the expense of every Ohio family that pays utility bills. This week, Sludge reported that Donald Trump’s top known campaign money bundler …

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Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder pleads not guilty to new charges
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder pleads not guilty to new charges

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder pleaded not guilty Friday to 10 additional felony counts brought against him by the state. Once one of Ohio’s most powerful politicians, Householder was convicted in March 2023 for his role in orchestrating a $60 million bribery scheme funded by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. to elect allies, secure power and then pass …

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Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme
10 months, 1 week ago

Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme

Hindustan Times  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerful House speaker. HT Image Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Senior …

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Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme
10 months, 1 week ago

Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerful House speaker. Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Senior Vice President …

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Fired FirstEnergy execs indicted in $60 million Ohio bribery scheme
10 months, 1 week ago

Fired FirstEnergy execs indicted in $60 million Ohio bribery scheme

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives were indicted Monday in the long-running investigation into a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a former state House speaker. Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and former FirstEnergy Services Corp. Senior Vice President Michael Dowling were charged in relation to their alleged …

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Former top Ohio utility regulator surrenders in $60 million bribery scheme linked to energy bill
1 year ago

Former top Ohio utility regulator surrenders in $60 million bribery scheme linked to energy bill

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s former top utility regulator pleaded not guilty to charges announced Monday in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme related to a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a former state House speaker. Sam Randazzo, former chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, …

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Documents of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and lieutenant governor subpoenaed in lawsuit over bribery scheme
1 year ago

Documents of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and lieutenant governor subpoenaed in lawsuit over bribery scheme

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s governor and lieutenant governor have been drawn into a FirstEnergy Corp. investors lawsuit connected to the $60 million bribery scheme concocted by the Akron-based energy giant and a now-incarcerated House speaker. It seeks any communications DeWine might have had with FirstEnergy, executives named in the lawsuit or Sam Randazzo, the state’s former top utility regulator, that …

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Ex-GOP Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years for role in $60M bribery scheme; appeal expected
1 year, 5 months ago

Ex-GOP Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years for role in $60M bribery scheme; appeal expected

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history and taken immediately into custody, a judge declaring that “the court and the community’s patience with Larry Householder has expired.” The 64-year-old Republican tensed only slightly as U.S. District Judge Timothy Black meted …

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Ohio politicians found guilty in $60 million utilities bribery scandal
1 year, 9 months ago

Ohio politicians found guilty in $60 million utilities bribery scandal

Salon  

FBI agents arrested one of Ohio's most recognizable politicians, then-state House of Representatives Speaker Larry Householder, in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme nearly three years ago. In exchange, he helped pass House Bill 6, a bailout law that halved the amount of renewable power utilities were required to buy, eliminated energy efficiency measures, and provided billions of dollars …

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What's next in Ohio corruption probe after guilty verdicts?
1 year, 9 months ago

What's next in Ohio corruption probe after guilty verdicts?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The largest corruption case in …

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Ex-GOP Ohio speaker, lobbyist guilty in $60M bribery scheme
1 year, 9 months ago

Ex-GOP Ohio speaker, lobbyist guilty in $60M bribery scheme

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former state Republican Party Chair Matt Borges were convicted Thursday in a $60 million bribery scheme that federal prosecutors have called the largest corruption case in state history. The government’s prosecution team was able to show that “Householder sold the Statehouse” and betrayed the people he was elected to serve, and …

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Rampant ‘good old boys’ corruption is robbing Ohioans blind
1 year, 10 months ago

Rampant ‘good old boys’ corruption is robbing Ohioans blind

Raw Story  

The first couple days of the Larry Householder/Matt Borges/FirstEnergy political bribery, billion dollar bailout corruption scandal trial conjured up stereotypical scenes from a poorly written movie: Fat cat politicians and lobbyists jet-setting on private corporate planes to D.C. to wine and dine at expensive steakhouses with other fat cat corporate executives. Soon, FirstEnergy was making quarterly $250,000 payments to the …

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Blame Canada? Steelers offense searching for an identity
2 years, 3 months ago

Blame Canada? Steelers offense searching for an identity

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — A year ago, the limitations of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense were placed firmly at the feet of 39-year-old Ben Roethlisberger and an offensive line that struggled to protect a likely Hall of Famer gamely raging against the dying of the light. Free to construct an offense on his terms after spending 2021 searching for common ground with Roethlisberger …

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Fields throws 3 TD passes in half, Bears edge Browns 21-20
2 years, 3 months ago

Fields throws 3 TD passes in half, Bears edge Browns 21-20

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Justin Fields had a nightmarish visit to Cleveland as a rookie. Fields threw three touchdown passes in the first half, leading the Chicago Bears to a 21-20 win in their exhibition finale over the Browns, who got their first in-game look at substitute starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett on Saturday night. “I was of course thinking about that and …

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Who paid the bribes? Ohio judge demands answers in FirstEnergy shareholders’ suit
2 years, 9 months ago

Who paid the bribes? Ohio judge demands answers in FirstEnergy shareholders’ suit

Raw Story  

About seven months ago, FirstEnergy, as a company, admitted to federal law enforcement to paying out two, multimillion dollar sets of bribes: one to the former speaker of the Ohio House and one to the state’s top utility regulator. Adams said in the order Friday that he adjourned Wednesday’s hearing given the lawyers’ “steadfast refusal to answer even the most …

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Prosecutor: Householder criminal case shouldn’t be dismissed
2 years, 10 months ago

Prosecutor: Householder criminal case shouldn’t be dismissed

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Arguments that a racketeering conspiracy charge in a $60 million bribery scheme should be dismissed against former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder are invalid because they apply the wrong legal standards and ignore the substance of the allegations against him, federal prosecutors argued in a motion filed Tuesday. Householder is accused of shepherding the $60 million scheme secretly …

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Former House speaker asks judge to drop conspiracy charge
2 years, 10 months ago

Former House speaker asks judge to drop conspiracy charge

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The former Republican house speaker accused of helping orchestrate a $60 million bribery scheme has asked that the criminal case against him be dropped, arguing prosecutors haven’t presented evidence that backs up the indictment. Federal investigators charged Larry Householder eighteen months ago with conspiring to oversee the funneling of energy company money into a legislative effort to …

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CEO, Speaker worked closely to pass tainted energy bill
3 years, 4 months ago

CEO, Speaker worked closely to pass tainted energy bill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Today, they share tattered careers and future worries as prosecutors continue to investigate former …

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FirstEnergy to pay $230M in agreement in Ohio bribery case
3 years, 5 months ago

FirstEnergy to pay $230M in agreement in Ohio bribery case

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — The energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio admitted Thursday to using dark money groups to fund the effort, and agreed to pay $230 million and other conditions so prosecutors won’t forge ahead with a criminal case against the company. “I hope that today’s announcement serves as a stern warning to other …

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TAKEAWAYS: Ex-utility regulator had outsized role in scheme
3 years, 5 months ago

TAKEAWAYS: Ex-utility regulator had outsized role in scheme

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — A statement of facts included with FirstEnergy’s deferred prosecution agreement announced Thursday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cincinnati sheds new light on the role a former utility regulator played in a $60 million corruption scheme involving the Akron-based company. FirstEnergy’s statement of facts said Randazzo, referred to as “Public Official B,” met with “Executive 1” and “Executive …

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A year out, $60M bribery scandal felt in business, politics
3 years, 5 months ago

A year out, $60M bribery scandal felt in business, politics

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The arrests one year ago Wednesday of then-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four associates in connection with an alleged $60 million bribery scheme have rocked business and politics across the state, and events over the last year suggest a federal probe’s tentacles only continue to grow. State lawmakers have since rescinded the nuclear bailout and another …

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FirstEnergy fires another executive over consulting contract
3 years, 6 months ago

FirstEnergy fires another executive over consulting contract

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — A FirstEnergy senior vice president was fired Thursday for her “inaction” regarding a 2015 amendment to a “purported” consulting contract with someone who was later appointed as Ohio’s top utility regulator, the company announced in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Eileen Mikkelsen’s dismissal makes her the sixth high-ranking FirstEnergy executive fired since the U.S. Department of …

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Browns enter draft with Super Bowl expectations, needs on D
3 years, 8 months ago

Browns enter draft with Super Bowl expectations, needs on D

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — The Browns are hosting the NFL draft this year. After finally ending their nearly two-decades-old postseason drought last season, winning their first playoff game since 1994 — over dreaded archrival Pittsburgh — and establishing themselves as one of the NFL’s rising teams, the Browns are legitimate contenders. The Browns enter this year’s draft, which will be held along …

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FirstEnergy refunds $26M as nuclear bailout repeal is signed
3 years, 8 months ago

FirstEnergy refunds $26M as nuclear bailout repeal is signed

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio electric company under scrutiny for its role in what federal authorities say was a $60 million bribery and corruption scheme said it will refund $26 million to customers that it collected through a tainted nuclear bailout bill, which was repealed by the governor Wednesday. Federal prosecutors claim “Team Householder” used money secretly funneled from FirstEnergy …

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