Ex-FirstEnergy Executives Reindicted in Ohio in $60 Million Corruption Scheme
Prosecutors say the new charges add evidence from a civil lawsuit and expand the case to 22 counts, including bribery and corruption.
- On Thursday, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich announced a grand jury reindicted two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives, Charles "Chuck" Jones and Michael Dowling, on 22 new criminal counts following a mistrial earlier this year.
- Charges against the pair include bribery and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity related to Ohio House Bill 6, which prosecutors allege provided a $1.3 billion bailout to two aging nuclear power plants.
- Uncovered through a civil lawsuit against FirstEnergy, this new indictment includes additional facts that were previously excluded by Judge Susan Baker Ross during the initial trial.
- Defense attorneys argue the state's decision to retry the case is legally insufficient and filed motions for acquittal; oral arguments before Judge Ross on Friday will address post-verdict motions.
- The scandal previously resulted in federal convictions for former State House Speaker Larry Householder and Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges, while former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chairman Sam Randazzo died by suicide.
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Utility executives reindicted on state bribery charges
Defendants former FirstEnergy executives Michael Dowling and Chuck Jones listen to the proceedings on the second day of their trial in Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross's courtroom on Feb. 4, 2026. (Pool photo by Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal.)Former top executives with a utility involved in one the biggest corruption scandals in Ohio history have been reindicted on state charges, prosecutors announced on Thursday. Fo…
Former FirstEnergy executives reindicted in House Bill 6 corruption case - Peak of Ohio
Two former FirstEnergy executives have been reindicted on felony charges connected to Ohio’s House Bill 6 public corruption scandal, according to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich. A Summit County grand jury this week returned indictments against former FirstEnergy CEO […]
Former FirstEnergy CEO, top executive reindicted on corruption charges in HB 6 bribery case
Two former FirstEnergy executives were reindicted Tuesday on public corruption charges stemming from the House Bill 6 scandal — Ohio’s largest-ever bribery scheme — after a two-month trial ended in a mistrial in March when jurors could not reach a verdict.
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Ex-FirstEnergy executives reindicted in Ohio in $60 million corruption scheme
Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives whose initial prosecutions in the state’s long-running $60 million bribery scandal ended in mistrial earlier this year have been reindicted.
Former FirstEnergy executives reindicted on public corruption charges following March mistrial
Two FirstEnergy executives implicated in the largest public corruption scandal in Ohio history have been reindicted in Summit County, after their previous court proceedings ended in a mistrial.
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