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The FirstEnergy companies that distribute electricity as Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric and Toledo Edison are asking state regulators to increase rates and restructure how customers are charged.

The regulator faces new charges too.

COLUMBUS — Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives were indicted Monday in the long-running investigation into a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio that alr

Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives were indicted Monday in the long-running investigation into a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio that has already...

Monday's announcement also included additional charges against Sam Randazzo, former chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, who is accused of accepting bribes in return for regulatory favors.

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 […]

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.

The regulator faces new charges too.

Pension and investment funds suing FirstEnergy are making common cause with two fired executives who were ousted in the wake of a scheme in which the company paid out more than $60 million in exchange for a billion-dollar nuclear bailout.

“Voters have the right to know the sources of big money spent to influence their votes — even in the absence of criminal activity.”