"Former FirstEnergy Executives and Ohio Utility Regulator Indicted in Bribery Scandal"

Former FirstEnergy Corp. CEO Charles Jones, former PUCO Chairman Samuel Randazzo, and former top lobbyist Michael Dowling were booked and released from Summit County Jail after posting 10 percent of $100,000 bond. They are to be arraigned on public corruption charges in Summit County Common Pleas Court. The charges stem from payments made to Randazzo to influence legislation involving a $1.3 billion bailout of nuclear plants. The indicted individuals deny the charges, with their attorneys stating that the allegations are false and not supported by credible evidence.