What the jury will be deciding in the FirstEnergy corruption trial

By: Morgan Trau

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 1,851

Last Updated: 2 days, 22 hours ago

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AKRON, Ohio — The jury has begun deliberating whether or not two former FirstEnergy executives are guilty of bribery for their role in the largest public corruption scheme in Ohio history.

In a Summit County courtroom on Tuesday, tensions ran high as defense attorneys and the state’s prosecutor made their final pleas to the 12 jurors.

For six weeks, Assistant Attorney General Matthew Meyer explained why former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and VP Mike Dowling …

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