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Former FirstEnergy executives and former public utility official indicted in Ohio. Two former executives at FirstEnergy and the ex-chairman of the Public…

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced indictments in the House Bill 6 scandal with charges against former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine plans to comply with a subpoena he received in a civil case connected to the largest bribery scheme in state history, he said Wednesday.

Litigation, prosecutions in massive corruption scandal move forward

The investigation into former CEO Chuck Jones and VP Michael Dowling 'remains ongoing,' lawyers for the pair said.

Lawyers for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges said they would file post-verdict motions by April 24 in the federal government’s House Bill 6 criminal case. Jurors found both men guilty last month after seven weeks of trial.

Every day anecdotes emerge from Ohio's billion-dollar bailout bribery trial showcasing gargantuan levels of arrogance, corruption, and enabling among energy executives and Ohio's most powerful Republican politicians, writes OCJ Editor David DeWitt.

New Editor Commentary: The hands of Mike DeWine and Jon Husted are all over the FirstEnergy bailout scandal, we continue to learn as they claim "there's nothing new." Public corruption may not be new in Ohio under their tenure, but these revelations are, writes Editor David DeWitt.

Who paid the bribes in the House Bill 6 scandal? Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and senior VP Michael Dowling, says an affidavit filed Wednesday.

Lawyers for a former FirstEnergy executive want dark money groups connected to a massive public corruption case to fork over a big pile of records.