The Latest from Marty Schladen

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  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he didn’t know of millions in FirstEnergy support. Is it plausible?

  A political scientist says the governor's claim to not know about a seven-figure donation in a tight election "is perhaps the single most far-fetched thing he’s ever said"

  By Marty Schladen  .  29 April 2024

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  FirstEnergy indictments allege corruption went back more than a decade

  Felony charges introduced this week allege a "well-lawyered theft in 2010" involving FirstEnergy executives and then-consultant Sam Randazzo, who was later appointed Ohio's top utility regulator.

  By Marty Schladen  .  16 February 2024

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  Ohio corruption investigation might be heating up — again

  After the sentencing of two major players in Ohio's HB6 scandal, filings suggest federal investigators are probing former FirstEnergy executives and an ex-regulator.

  By Marty Schladen  .  14 August 2023

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  Federal judge blasts Householder as a “bully,” sentences him to 20 years

  U.S. District Judge Timothy Black blistered the former Ohio House speaker for being the ringleader of a racketeering scandal in which FirstEnergy paid him more than $59 million in bribes in exchange for a $1.3 billion bailout.

  By Marty Schladen  .  30 June 2023

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  In Ohio, former PUCO chair's alleged stonewalling fuels court battle

  Former utility regulator Sam Randazzo says he's handed over documents regarding FirstEnergy's $4.3 million in payments to an entity he controlled, but plaintiffs say he hasn't revealed enough.

  By Marty Schladen  .  1 June 2023

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  Ohio coal subsidies' benefits don't outweigh costs, economists say

  Surveyed economists condemned the fact that coal plant owners have so far reaped $153 million under the historically corrupt House Bill 6, as well as the plants' climate impacts.

  By Marty Schladen  .  19 October 2021