Diverting funds
In the past few weeks, FirstEnergy, JCP&L, and its 13 other utilities acknowledged in filings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that money was improperly collected from those companies and diverted to the parent company.
JCP&L detailed parts of its internal investigation in those filings.
“FirstEnergy recently identified certain transactions, which, in some instances, extended 10 or more years, including vendor service that were improperly classified, misallocated to FirstEnergy utility and transmission companies or lacked proper documentation. These transactions resulted in amounts collected from customers that were immaterial to FirstEnergy and JCP&L,’’ the filing said. The statement also said the utility and transmission companies will be working with the appropriate regulatory agencies to address these expenditures.
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But the Pierce Township trustee lost a three-way race anyway.
Now, a complaint filed against Freeman for possible campaign finance violations offers a window into how Householder backed candidates in ways that strained, if not broke, the rules of legal politicking.
Householder wanted to shore up support in his Republican caucus, adding to the veto-proof majority the GOP already had. That included picking candidates like Freeman and supporting them financially.
Free help?
As part of Team Householder, Freeman received benefits such as slick campaign ads, political consulting and campaign help from Householder s own son, but Freeman s campaign never paid for any of it, according to a complaint filed with the Ohio Elections Commission by Clermont County Republican Chris Hicks.
COLUMBUS – A trade organization for the oil and gas industry helped bankroll dark money groups trying to block Ohio s $1 billion nuclear bailout, newly available tax records show.
The American Petroleum Institute, a U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry, gave nearly $1.5 million to two dark money groups that tried to stop House Bill from becoming law, according to the association s tax form published by Environment & Energy Publishing.
In 2019, API gave $975,000 to Ohioans Against Nuke Bailouts and $500,000 to Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts. Both groups are 501(c)(4) nonprofits, which are often called dark money groups because they do not need to disclose their donors.
Our second half of results will be revealed next week.
PEOPLE
K9 Alex â OUPD
For another year, K9 Alex reigns supreme in terms of area law enforcement officer popularity. To be fair, most categories in our âPeopleâ section that find an animal as a nominee also find an animal as the top finalist. In K9 Alexâs case, itâs really hard to compete with those soulful, brown eyes.
Also garnering honors were Jimmy Childs, of the Athens County Sheriffâs Office, and Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith.
Local business owner/entrepreneur
Emily Christine â Tavolino
This yearâs top business owner or entrepreneur is Emily Christine, who owns and operates Tavolino. The restaurant is well known for its Italian cuisine, but many may also recognize it as a business that continually gave away free lunches â packed with fresh bread and hearty soup, no less â during the pandemic. Congrats, Emily!
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