FirstEnergy To Pay $230 Million In Ohio Bribery Case

CINCINNATI (AP) — The energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio admitted Thursday to using dark money groups to fund the effort, and agreed to pay $230 million and other conditions so prosecutors won’t forge ahead with a criminal case against the company.
Authorities charged Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, alleging payoffs to public officials to back a $1 billion subsidy that would have had taxpayers helping the company pro