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HB 6 Updates: Emails Reveal What Ohio utility Execs Thought About Money-Losing Coal Plants
It appears utility companies knew they were money-losers that cost taxpayers millions
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Corruption Tax? Policy Expert Says That’s Basically What Ohio Utility Consumers Have Been Paying
Ohio ratepayers have shelled out billions in illegal electric payments and untold millions more as the consequence of shady kickbacks to powerful companies
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Fresh Bailout and Bribery Indictments Raise Questions About What Ohio Gov. DeWine Knew and When
DeWine made Sam Randazzo the head of PUCO. New allegations say Randazzo had a corrupt relationship with FirstEnergy dating back to 2010
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Ohio Supreme Court: Sam Randazzo’s Assets Can Be Frozen in Connection With FirstEnergy Case
State asked for freeze of assets to potentially claw back $4.3 million FirstEnergy bribe
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Randazzo Indictment Sparks Renewed Calls for Full Regulatory Review in Ohio
“The fox was literally running and in control of the henhouse”
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Money Paid, Favors Done. Messages Detail Relationship Between Ohio Regulator and FirstEnergy Executives
Details come from documents filed in a class-action suit
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After Householder and Borges Sentences, What — or Who — Comes Next?
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio has repeatedly said that its investigations are ongoing
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Former FirstEnergy Execs Say “No Doubt” the Feds Are After Them
Litigation, prosecutions in massive corruption scandal move forward
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Householder Denies D.C. Dinners With FirstEnergy, Tying Donations To Legislation
The former speaker of the Ohio House took the stand in his own defense
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Householder Co-Defendant: Campaign Checks Were “Specifically Tied” to Corrupt $1.3 Billion HB6 Bailout
When a $400,000 check was slid across a table, it was clear what it was for
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Texts Show Close Consultation Between Householder and FirstEnergy Execs on HB6
The texts were presented at court this week
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Ohio Utility Regulators Freeze Investigations Into FirstEnergy Bribes
The move is meant to defer to the ongoing criminal cases
