Two former FirstEnergy executives have been re-indicted for their alleged roles in the House Bill 6 scandal involving the Akron-based electric utility, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich recently announced.
“The roots of this complex case haven’t changed – FirstEnergy was hijacked by two scheming executives who sought to control the regulator that influenced the company’s stock prices,” Yost said. “I’m confident that Ohio’s ratepayers will get justice when the facts are unearthed in the courtroom.”
A Summit County grand jury charged Charles “Chuck” Jones, former CEO of FirstEnergy, and Michael Dowling, the company’s former senior vice president of external affairs, with a combined 22 felony counts. Five of the charges name both defendants…