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Ex-Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chairman Sam Randazzo had a chummy relationship with FirstEnergy's executives. It played out in memes and costumes.

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.

Federal judge blasts disgraced Ohio House speaker as a “bully,” sends him straight to jail

U.S. District Judge Timothy Black gave the Glenford Republican the maximum possible sentence of 20 years and then ordered blue-shirted U.S. Marshals to immediately take him into custody. He rose, put his hands behind his back, the marshals cuffed him and led the once-powerful pol away.

Larry Householder was sentenced to 20 years in billion-dollar bailout and bribery scandal.

Ohio Sec. of State Frank LaRose said Wednesday it shouldn't surprise anybody who knew former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder that he's a crook. But LaRose won't discuss his own ties to the scandal for which Householder is due to be sentenced today.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose on Wednesday offered another rationale for making it much more difficult for voters to amend the Ohio Constitution.

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

Jurors began deliberating Wednesday in a racketeering conspiracy trial against Matt Borges and Larry Householder tied to House Bill 6 and FirstEnergy.

Texas-based Vistra said it's buying the company, which is at the center of the House Bill 6 scandal and Larry Householder trial, as part of its move into clean energy in a $3.4 billion deal.