COLUMBUS , Ohio (AP / WJW) — Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives were indicted Monday in the long-running investigation into a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a former state House speaker .
Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones, of Akron, and former FirstEnergy Services Corp. Senior Vice President Michael Dowling, of Massillon, were charged in relation to their alleged roles in the massive corruption case, Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced in an online news conference.
Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair Sam Randazzo, of Columbus, who was previously indicted in December in a federal court on bribery and wire fraud, is also facing new state-level charges.
Each pleaded not guilty at their arraignments on Tuesday in Summit County Common Pleas Court.
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“Their actions over a period of years have undermined confidence in state governments, the rule of law, and very nearly made them even richer men than they already are,” Yost said of Jones and Dowling, who are facing criminal charges for the first time since the scandal began. “There can be no justice without holding the check writers and the masterminds accountable.”