Vipal Patel, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, outlines an agreement by FirstEnergy Corp. to pay a $230 million fine for its role in bankrolling the House Bill 6 scandal. At left is Chris Hoffman, the special agent in charge for the FBI’s field office in Cincinnati. (Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com)
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- FirstEnergy Corp. has agreed to pay a $230 million fine for its role in bankrolling the House Bill 6 scandal, according to documents unsealed Thursday.
Federal attorneys filed a deferred prosecution agreement against the company in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati. FirstEnergy is charged with conspiracy to commit honest services fraud involving what authorities called the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history.
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