Fired FirstEnergy Execs Indicted in $60M Bribery Scheme
The regulator faces new charges too.
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The regulator faces new charges too.
Two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives and a former chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have pleaded not guilty in a bribery scheme.
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 Michael Dowling forcefully pushed back after Republican Attorney General Dave Yost announced their indictments Monday, disputing fact patterns laid out in the state's 50-page indictment and claiming a lack of evidence.
Randazzo is requesting his trial be transferred from Cincinnati to Columbus citing that many of the witnesses the defense may call live in Columbus.
Randazzo is requesting his trial be transferred from Cincinnati to Columbus citing that many of the witnesses the defense may call live in Columbus.