Some FirstEnergy Execs Paid A Firm Tied To PUCO Chair Randazzo
Akron-based FirstEnergy reported Thursday that some former executives improperly paid a firm tied to a future Ohio utility regulator 4 million dollars early last year to terminate “a purported...
View ArticleSam Randazzo Resigns As PUCO Chair To Avoid Being A 'Distraction'
Ohio's top utility regulator has resigned, days after FBI agents raided his German Village home.
View ArticleFirstEnergy Credit Rating Lowered In Wake Of Alleged Bribery Scheme
Akron-based FirstEnergy's credit rating has been downgraded to junk status by the big three rating agencies.
View ArticleBill Introduced To Halt Collection Of Nuclear Plant Subsidies
Legislation filed Tuesday would delay the collection of nuclear subsidies under the law at the center of a $60 million federal bribery probe as Ohio Republican lawmakers struggled to find common ground...
View ArticleAP: DeWine Knew Of Randazzo's Ties To FirstEnergy Prior To Appointing Him To...
A previously undisclosed document shows Ohio Governor Mike DeWine disregarded a last-minute plea from Republican insiders in selecting the utility regulator now under legal and financial scrutiny.
View ArticleLocal Judge Bans State From Collecting Fees In Nuclear Power Plant Bailout Law
A Franklin County judge has blocked the collection of electric bill fees expected to be added next year under the 1 billion dollar nuclear power plant bailout law at the center of a federal bribery probe.
View ArticleSUPCO Blocks Collection Of Nuclear Plant Bailout Law's Fees
The Ohio Supreme Court has issued an order stopping utilities from collecting a monthly fee to subsidize two nuclear power plants, part of the state's scandal-scared nuclear plant bailout law approved...
View ArticleDespite Nuclear Bailout Scandal, Republican Leaders Keep HB6
The Ohio House finished the bulk of its lame duck session work with the Republican speaker saying the chamber will not take any action on the nuclear power plant bailout law linke to the largest...
View ArticleFirstEnergy Faces Raft Of Lawsuits In Wake Of Bribery Scandal
Ohio's largest utility faces more than a dozen lawsuits filed by angry shareholders even as it is already battered by scandal.
View ArticleDeWine Seeks New Applicants For PUCO Seat
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine faced swift criticism from consumer advocates Wednesday after he rejected the slate of candidates to replace the former top state utility regulator tainted by the 60 million...
View ArticleOhio Senator Says Chief Prosecutor On Householder, Sittenfeld Cases Will Be...
The U.S. Attorney in charge of investigations into both a 61 million dollar bribery scandal involving the former Ohio House Speaker and corruption on Cincinnati City Council will be leaving that job....
View ArticleCalls For PUCO To Investigate Former Chair, And Consider Direct Election
Environmental advocacy groups have asked the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to expand their investigation of a bribery scandal to include an examination of the panel's former chair.
View ArticleFirstEnergy Won't Collect "Decoupling Fee"
Republican Ohio Attorney General David Yost says Akron-based FirstEnergy has agreed in a settlement to forgo collection of a decoupling fee tacked onto consumer bills under the now-tainted nuclear...
View ArticleAnother Plea Deal In Householder/Nuclear Bailout Corruption Case
There’s another plea deal in the federal corruption case involving Republican former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, the former chair of the Ohio Republican Party and a utility widely believed to...
View ArticleNuclear Plant Bailout Repeal Gaining Traction In Ohio Senate
A measure to repeal the nuclear power plant bailout law is gaining momentum in the Ohio Senate.
View ArticleLicking County Republican Leaders Ask Householder Be Removed From Ohio House
Thirteen elected Republicans in Licking County – in former Ohio Speaker Larry Householder’s district - have asked Householder's successor to remove him from office.
View ArticleFirstEnergy To Pay $230M In Agreement In Ohio Bribery Case
The energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio admitted Thursday to new details of its role in the conspiracy as part of a deal with federal prosecutors, including how it used...
View ArticleDeWine Learned Of FirstEnergy Payment To Former PUCO Chair Before He Resigned
Gov. Mike DeWine has made his first public comments since last week’s plea deal from FirstEnergy in the federal corruption case involving the nuclear power plant bailout law known as House Bill 6.
View ArticleEx-Ohio GOP Chair Speaks Out On His Arrest In Nuclear Bailout Corruption Case
Two defendants accused in the $61 million corruption scandal involving the nuclear bailout law have maintained their innocence, as others have agreed to plea deals. One of them is former Ohio...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Husted Says He Doesn't Know Why FirstEnergy Execs Named Him In Court...
Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted has been named in court filings related to a lawsuit against former FirstEnergy executives. The defendants say Husted is someone who could have potential evidence...
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