Two former energy executives are charged in a racketeering scheme and turned themselves into federal authorities on Friday.

This alleged $60 million racketeering conspiracy defrauded Ohioans to enrich the defendants,” stated FBI Cincinnati Special Agent in Charge Elena Latarola.

Two former executives of FirstEnergy in Ohio are facing new federal charges in connection with their alleged roles in a bribery scandal.Charles Jones, 69, of Akron, and Michael Dowling ...

A federal grand jury has indicted two former FirstEnergy executives on racketeering charges related to Ohio House Bill 6 -- what's been called the largest public corruption scandal in state history.

Chuck Jones and Mike Dowling are now charged with racketeering conspiracy. Three state representatives and four state senators are referenced in the indictment.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former FirstEnergy CEO Charles Jones sits in the courtroom at the Summit County courthouse in Akron, Ohio on ...

Two former FirstEnergy executives were indicted in connection with a massive statewide bribery scandal that put one of Ohio's most powerful ... of External Affairs Michael Dowling are accused ...

(AP Photo/David Dermer, File) FILE – Michael Dowling, a former senior vice president at FirstEnergy, sits in the courtroom at the Summit County courthouse in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday, Feb. 13 ...

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s appointment of Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, a fellow Republican, to the Senate resets Ohio’s 2026 game-board, notably the race to succeed DeWine, term-limited home in January 2027.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Michael Bukowski, a Toledo man charged in the 1997 cold case murder of Catherine Parisi, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday morning in Cuyahoga County and his bond was set at $500,000.

Growing up in the small town of Circleville, Ohio, Michael Lorentz didn’t have much exposure to the world of radio and television broadcasting. But he knew he liked production and was heavily involved in his high school drama club. So, when Lorentz ...

Fven a potential three-way race for 2026’s Ohio GOP gubernatorial nomination, including likely Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy and news-magnet Dave Yost, the Ohio attorney general, Jon Husted’s taking a Senate seat,