The jury is still deliberating, but the judge is holding a special hearing Monday afternoon in the FirstEnergy HB 6 corruption trial.
AKRON, Ohio - The jury is still deliberating, but the judge is holding a special hearing Monday afternoon in the FirstEnergy HB 6 corruption trial.PREVIOUS: No verdict yet in the FirstEnergy HB 6 corruption trial The jury resumed deliberations Friday in the corruption trial of two former FirstEnergy executives charged in the Ohio House Bill 6 bribery scandal.
While there is no verdict yet, prosecutors met in the courtroom after two exhibits inadvertently made it into the jury room. The jury trial for Charles Jones, 70, and Michael Dowling, 61, began Jan. 27 in front of Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross. Closing arguments were heard March 16 and the morning of March 17. The jury was given the case the afternoon of the 17th.The prosecution called a total of 26 witnesses during the six week trial. The defense called a total of three witnesses, including, Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted. Sen. Husted has not been accused of any wrongdoing.Earlier this month, money laundering charges were dropped against both defendants. Judge Baker Ross cited insufficient evidence.The $60 million bribery scheme centers on FirstEnergy’s efforts to have state lawmakers pass a bailout of two of its nuclear plants.Jones faces the following 6 charges:Two counts of aggravated theft of $1.5 million or more, both first-degree feloniesOne count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a first-degree felonyOne count of bribery, a third-degree felonyEntire police department in Brown County placed on leave pending investigation‘Armed and dangerous’ Massillon rape suspect arrested15-year-old killed in North Avondale was considered a missing child, police sayToledo man accused of throwing coffee at officer & assaulting jail staff found incompetent to stand trialStark County Sheriff’s Office locate missing teen girl
Scandal Charles Jones Michael Dowling Householder Bribery Firstenergy U.S. Senator Jon Husted Judge Susan Baker Ross CORRUPTION Deliberating Summit County FIRSTENERGY EXECUTIVES Hb6 JURY
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