Attorneys Name the Architects of House Bill 6 Scandal

Who paid the bribes in the House Bill 6 scandal? Attorneys representing FirstEnergy investors told a federal judge that the utility’s former CEO, Chuck Jones, along with the company’s senior vice president, Michael Dowling, masterminded payments to Ohio officials in the $60 million bribery scheme, the AP reports.

Both executives were fired in October 2020 — three months after federal investigators arrested Larry Householder, the then-speaker of the Ohio House. 3/24/2022