What the jury doesn’t know while deliberating the FirstEnergy corruption case

By: Morgan Trau

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: March 23, 2026

Words: 745

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago


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AKRON, Ohio — The jurors in the FirstEnergy corruption trial are stuck, telling the judge Monday that they can’t agree on whether former executives committed bribery. Some other key details weren’t told during the trial, ones that some attorneys say could have made it easier for them.

The Summit County jury has been deliberating for four days, trying to decide on whether former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and former SVP Mike Dowling are guilty of …

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