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May 10, 2024

FirstEnergy bribery scandal

FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy Shareholder Settlement: 6 of 16 Board Members Must Leave
Under a settlement with shareholders, six members of FirstEnergy’s board of directors would not seek re-election at the company’s annual meeting in May.
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FERC Auditors Find FirstEnergy Accounting Irregularities
A FERC audit of FirstEnergy found numerous instances of misallocated costs that may have been passed through to customers.
Lion Electric
Decarbonizing Midwest Economies? It Depends on the State
Illinois is decarbonizing its electric generation, and Minnesota is focusing on EVs and transit emissions, but Ohio is keeping a coal plant subsidy.
NRC
Bankruptcy Court OKs Legal Fees of $65 Million in FES Case
A federal judge in Ohio approved of legal fees of more than $65 million and expenses totaling $2.7 million in the FirstEnergy Solutions bankruptcy case.
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FirstEnergy Close to Selling Minority Interest in its Transmission Co.
FirstEnergy could announce within weeks the sale of a minority interest — as much as 20% — in its 24,000 mile transmission system.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
US Bankruptcy Judge Continues to Mull Akin Gump’s Final Fees
A U.S. bankruptcy court has again delayed the final payment of a legal bill that Akin Gump charged FirstEnergy Solutions in its restructuring case.
NRC
Akin Gump Public Policy Team Helped Win Ohio Nuke Bailout
Affidavits filed in U.S. bankruptcy court reveal Akin Gump helped FirstEnergy win passage of Ohio HB 6, but they denied knowledge of any illegal activity.
FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy to Sell Shares of Assets to Boost Equity
FirstEnergy expects to sell interests in its distribution or transmission assets to raise capital following the Ohio House Bill 6 scandal.
WKYC Channel 3
DOJ Orders $230 Million Fine for FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy has agreed to pay a fine for its role in the H.B. 6 scandal, which federal prosecutors described as the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history.
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AEP Reports Receiving SEC Subpoena Connected to Ohio Bailout Bill
AEP said that it had received a subpoena from the SEC seeking documents related to how it might have benefited from the passage of Ohio H.B. 6 in 2019.

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