FirstEnergy Execs Face Corruption Trial in Bribery Scheme

Jurors in Akron began deliberating this week in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their alleged roles in a sweeping $60 million bribery scheme that resulted in a lucrative bailout of two affiliated nuclear plants.Former CEO Chuck Jones and ex-senior vice president Michael Dowling face chargesof corruption, bribery, conspiracy and aggravated theft for paying $4.3 million to a future top utility regulator in Ohio who helped draft the bailout legislation known as House ...