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FirstEnergy made secret $1 million payment in 2017 to support 'Husted campaign' in Ohio | News, Sports, Jobs heraldstaronline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heraldstaronline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Akron-based energy company at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio gave a secret $1 million contribution to a dark money group backing Republican Lt. Gov. Jon Husted's 2018 bid for governor. FirstEnergy Corp. contributed to Freedom Frontier, a political 501(c)(4) nonprofit, at the onset of the House Bill 6 scandal. Internal records obtained by cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer and reported Wednesday described the donation as intended for the “Husted campaign.” The contribution was divulged in a 2022 lawsuit deposition obtained through a public records request. Husted’s spokeswoman said Husted was not affiliated with Freedom Frontier. ....
DeWine, Husted won't comment on Rendazzo's death amid corruption trial wcpo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wcpo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The previously unreported gift linked to Lt. Gov. Jon Husted’s 2017 primary bid was revealed as part of a raft of documents obtained under Ohio’s public records law by a coalition of news organizations, including Floodlight, Energy News Network and the Ohio Capital Journal. Among the documents are company emails describing behind-the-scenes efforts by Husted to persuade DeWine to support House Bill 6, the utility-backed legislation at the heart of the state’s ongoing $60 million public bribery scandal, that was co-sponsored by then State Reps. Jamie Callender, R-Lake County, and Shane Wilkin, R-Hillsboro. ....