"Former PUCO Chairman Sam Randazzo Found Dead Amid Corruption Charges"
Sam Randazzo, former chairman of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission, who was indicted on charges related to a corruption scheme involving bribery and embezzlement, has died at 74 in a suspected suicide. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were linked to the House Bill 6 scandal and alleged ties to FirstEnergy. His death comes amid ongoing legal proceedings and investigations into the corruption scandal, which has also implicated other individuals.