02/24/2024

Democratic Leaders Ask DOJ to Investigate DeWine Administration

They also are calling on the legislature to repeal House Bill 6

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has ordered its investigations into First Energy and the House Bill 6 scandal to resume. The stay that has been in place on the case since August 2022 expired Friday.

Earlier this month, a grand jury indicted former PUCO Chairman Sam Randazzo and two First Energy executives in state court on a combined 27 felony counts. House Bill 6 and the $60 million First Energy bribery scheme has been called the largest corruption case in Ohio history.

Meanwhile, Ohio Democratic lawmakers are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the DeWine administration over the scandal.

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