Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme
by Julie Carr Smyth
Feb 13, 2024
3 minutes
Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerful House speaker.
Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Senior Vice President Michael Dowling forcefully pushed back after Republican Attorney General Dave Yost announced their indictments Monday, disputing fact patterns laid out in the state's 50-page indictment and claiming a lack of evidence.
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