FirstEnergy Trial Tracker

Summit County grand jurors have reindicted two former FirstEnergy executives accused of bribing the former PUCO chair.

Former FirstEnergy executives Dowling and Jones pleaded not guilty to new charges on June 10 in a broadened $4.3 million case. Allegations against the company are expanding ahead of the retrial.

Ex-FirstEnergy executives face reindictment in Ohio after their six-week Akron trial ended in mistrial, with jurors unable to reach unanimity after nine days of deliberation. The case centered on a $4.3 million payment.

Today's Updates

• Today's reports covered the not guilty pleas by two former FirstEnergy executives to the new indictment in the bribery case.

Two former FirstEnergy executives pleaded not guilty after being reindicted in a $60 million corruption scheme, following a hung jury in their first trial earlier this year.

The reindictment follows the March mistrial from a deadlocked jury in the original case.

• On June 10, Jones and Dowling pleaded not guilty via video...

A Summit County grand jury re-indicted former FirstEnergy CEO Charles Jones and ex-SVP Michael Dowling on 22 felony counts linked to the HB6 scheme,...

Reindictment Developments

• 🔥 New Charges Against Executives: A Summit County grand jury reindicted former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and former...

New indictments target former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and lobbyist Michael Dowling with 22 counts including bribery, conspiracy, and obstruction...

The reindictment of Jones and Dowling in Summit County adds facts uncovered in civil litigation while preserving the core bribery, conspiracy, and...

New charges unsealed this week broaden the case against former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and lobbyist Michael Dowling beyond bribing Sam Randazzo to...

A pair of former FirstEnergy executives were reindicted in Summit County for their roles in a wide-reaching bribery scandal.

Defense attorneys argued prosecutors failed to prove a pattern of corrupt activity beyond a single transaction with Sam Randazzo.

Jones' counsel...

Summit County Reindictment

• 🔥 New State Charges Filed: Former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling were reindicted by a Summit...

Outgoing AG Yost reindicted Jones and Dowling on 22 counts one day after the first mistrial, expanding the case to House Bill 6.

Defense attorneys...

New charges against Jones and Dowling incorporate HB6 and Householder bribery allegations previously barred from trial, expanding the case while inviting defense challenges over excluded evidence and timing after the mistrial.

Despite resigning, Dave Yost remains confident the Ohio AG’s office will convict former FirstEnergy executives in the HB6 bribery case. He cited the...

Ohio AG Dave Yost has replaced the lead prosecutors for the planned September retrial of former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Mike Dowling.
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• Outgoing AG Dave Yost asserts ex-FirstEnergy execs Chuck Jones and Mike Dowling will face bribery retrial this fall under successor Andy Wilson.
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Ohio AG shakeup raises doubts over FirstEnergy corruption prosecution:

• Gov. DeWine appoints Andy Wilson as interim AG, but no mention of execs'...