前FirstEnergy高管面临超过430万美元的贿赂指控，涉及影响核能救助计划。 Former FirstEnergy execs face bribery charges over $4.3M paid to influence a nuclear bailout.

在2026年对前第一能源执行官Chuck Jones和Michael Dowling的审判中开始了终结辩论,他们被控向已故前公用事业委员会主席Sam Randazzo支付430万美元,以影响10亿美元的核救助。 Closing arguments began in the 2026 trial of former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling, accused of paying $4.3 million to the late former Public Utilities Commission chair Sam Randazzo to influence a billion-dollar nuclear bailout. 检察官说,付款是操纵监管的腐败阴谋,而辩护律师则声称Randazzo盗取了用于合法解决的资金,而且执行官不知道他的行动。 Prosecutors said the payments were a corrupt scheme to manipulate regulation, while defense attorneys claimed Randazzo stole funds meant for a legal settlement and that the executives were unaware of his actions. 这次审判与范围较广的HB 6丑闻有关,最后有数十名证人作证,两名被告都没有出庭作证。 The trial, linked to the broader HB 6 scandal, concluded with testimony from dozens of witnesses, neither defendant taking the stand. 陪审团可以在3月17日星期二晚些时候收到案件。 The jury could receive the case late Tuesday, March 17.