FirstEnergy made secret $1 million payment in 2017 to support 'Husted campaign'

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https://www.wosu.org/politics-government/2024-04-10/firstenergy-made-secret-1-million-payment-in-2017-to-support-husted-campaign

WOSU 89.7 NPR News | By The Associated Press
Published April 10, 2024 at 3:33 PM EDT

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 in his 2018 bid for governor, cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer reported Wednesday.

The contribution from FirstEnergy Corp. to Freedom Frontier, a political 501(c)(4) nonprofit, came at the onset of the House Bill 6 scandal, when dark money groups were being created that would ultimately be used to funnel bribe money to Republican Larry Householder as he secured the Ohio House speakership, elected allies and passed and defended a $1 billion bailout for two of the company's affiliated nuclear power plants.