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2 indicted in $60M Ohio bribery scheme
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives were indicted Monday in the long-running investigation into a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a former state House speaker.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives were indicted Monday in the long-running investigation into a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a former state House speaker.
Ohio’s attorney general accused a former chairman of the state’s Public Utilities Commission of taking more than $4.3 million in bribes from FirstEnergy executives.
Two former top executives of FirstEnergy Corp. were indicted Monday in a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio related to a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a former state House speaker.
Monday's announcement also included additional charges against Sam Randazzo, former chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, who is accused of accepting bribes in return for regulatory favors.
Former FirstEnergy chief executive Chuck Jones and former FirstEnergy Services Corp. senior vice president Michael Dowling were charged in relation to their roles in the massive corruption case.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives were indicted Monday in the long-running investigation into a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a former state House speaker.
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