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5 years after Ohio's $60M bribery scandal, critics say more could be done to prevent a repeat
Five years after a $60 million bribery scheme funded by FirstEnergy Corp. came to light in Ohio, expert observers say the ...
Appeals court rejects ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's request for a second look
Court of Appeals will not take a second look at the bribery case of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-Ohio ...
Five years after the first arrests in the House Bill 6 scandal, what is still to come?
The biggest public corruption case in state history erupted into view in July 2020 with high profile arrests. The case still ...
Ohio utility regulators near decision on FirstEnergy’s punishment for HB6 scandal
There’s an enormous gap between what FirstEnergy says its punishment should be and much harsher consequences recommended by ...
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Ex-FirstEnergy executive reveals Ohio HB 6 bribery scandal details ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a PUCO hearing Friday, Ohioans got an inside glimpse of the largest bribery scandal in state history. Dennis Chack, a former FirstEnergy executive who previously pled the ...
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Little change in Ohio’s laws since corruption scandal
Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder sits at the head of a legislative session in Columbus in 2019. Householder, convicted in a corruption scandal, was transferred in 2023 to Oklahoma to ...
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Former FirstEnergy lobbyist takes stand in utility commission’s Ohio ...
The hearing in the FirstEnergy bribery scandal continues. FirstEnergy’s former in-house lobbyist Justin Biltz took the stand Tuesday in a utility commission hearing about House Bill 6 — the bill at ...