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The Wake Up – July 23, 2021 One year after scandal broke, FirstEnergy charged for its role in House Bill 6 bribery scheme

The Wake Up – July 23, 2021 One year after scandal broke, FirstEnergy charged for its role in House Bill 6 bribery scheme

One year after the first charges were announced in the House Bill 6 case, the company accused of bankrolling the operation – Akron-based FirstEnergy – has been charged. The new court filings confirm FirstEnergy officials say they paid a 4.3-million-dol...

The Wake Up · Cleveland.com - Advance Local

July 23, 20215m 13s

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One year after the first charges were announced in the House Bill 6 case, the company accused of bankrolling the operation – Akron-based FirstEnergy – has been charged. The new court filings confirm FirstEnergy officials say they paid a 4.3-million-dollar bribe to former PUCO Chairman Sam Randazzo in exchange for Randazzo’s help advancing the company’s interest when he was the state’s top public-utilities regulator. The Cleveland Browns’ Berea training facility gets a new corporate sponsor. It’s still a sellers’ market in Northeast Ohio as home sales and average prices continue to climb. And Prosperity Social Club in Tremont is changing hands, after a sale to The Spotted Owl owner Will Hollingsworth.

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