US EditionUS Sen. Jon Husted Set to Testify Remotely in Ex-FirstEnergy Executives’ Corruption Trial
Husted will provide testimony about a $60 million bribery scheme involving a $1 billion nuclear bailout linked to former FirstEnergy executives, prosecutors say.
- On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted is scheduled to testify remotely in Cleveland as a witness in the state's largest bribery case, prosecutors say.
- Husted's past as Ohio lieutenant governor links him to the case, with prosecutors alleging his involvement in the $1 billion bailout and meetings with industry figures, including a Dec. 18, 2018 dinner.
- Court materials show a Dec. 18, 2018 dinner that included Husted and FirstEnergy figures, with texts revealing executives discussing payments and threats including 'Hurricane Chuck' references.
- Appointed last year, Husted now faces a hot-button retention bid this fall and has not been accused of wrongdoing, while Sam Randazzo died by suicide in April 2024 and Larry Householder serves a 20-year federal sentence.
- The trial involves former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Vice President Michael Dowling; Gov. Mike DeWine was on the witness list but has not been called, and Husted will face Democrat Sherrod Brown electorally.
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U.S. Sen. Jon Husted set to testify remotely in ex-FirstEnergy executives' corruption trial
COLUMBUS — Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted is scheduled to testify remotely Wednesday in Akron in the high-profile corruption trial of two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives.
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US Sen. Jon Husted set to testify remotely in ex-FirstEnergy executives' corruption trial
U.S. Sen. Jon Husted is scheduled to testify remotely in Akron in the high-profile corruption trial of two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives.
US Sen. Jon Husted testifies remotely in ex-FirstEnergy executives' corruption trial
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted testified Wednesday that he was present at a 2018 dinner with Ohio’s then-Gov.-elect Mike DeWine and two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives who are accused of bribing a top utility regulator, whom DeWine appointed shortly thereafter.But Husted, who testified remotely, said he recalled little of what was discussed that night and that he was not aware that former CEO Chuck Jones and former lob…
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