Ohio Governor and Lieutenant Governor Subpoenaed in FirstEnergy Bribery Scandal

The subpoenas seek any communications with FirstEnergy or former top utility regulator Sam Randazzo, but no one in the current administration is under criminal investigation.

• Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted have been subpoenaed in a FirstEnergy Corp. investors lawsuit linked to a $60 million bribery scheme.
• The subpoena seeks any communications DeWine and Husted might have had with FirstEnergy, executives named in the lawsuit or Sam Randazzo, the state's former top utility regulator.
• No one in the DeWine administration has been identified as under investigation in the criminal probe.
• The civil lawsuit is distinct from a separate, ongoing criminal case, in which Householder, lobbyist Matt Borges and two others have been convicted.
• Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is scheduled to be deposed in the case sometime between Feb. 28 and March 19.

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