COLUMBUS, Ohio - Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and senior vice president Mike Dowling were charged Friday in federal court for what investigators say was their role in the largest public corruption scheme in Ohio history. A federal indictment was returned Jan. 15 and unsealed today in the U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio.

Two former executives of FirstEnergy in Ohio are facing new federal charges in connection with their alleged roles in a bribery scandal.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine supports repealing a remaining aspect of corrupt legislation that forces ratepayers to spend hundreds of millions per year on an out-of-state and unprofitable coal plant. This comes as the state moves forward in its case against the architects of House Bill 6,

Former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling have been indicted on federal charges in connection with House Bill 6 nuclear power plant bailout scheme, the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history.

Charles Jones, former FirstEnergy Corp. president and CEO, and Michael Dowling, the Akron-based company's former senior vice president of external affairs, have been charged under the Racketeer Influenced and Corruption Organizations (RICO) Act.

Two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives, including its former CEO, face a new federal indictment in a sprawling corruption case that involved more than $60 million in bribes to the former Ohio House speaker and a top utilities regulator.

Two former FirstEnergy executives accused of participating in a $60 million bribery scheme. Former CEO and President Charles E. Jones, 69, of Akron, and former Senior Vice President Michael Dowling, 60,

Two former FirstEnergy executives are charged in a racketeering scheme and turned themselves into federal authorities on Friday.

Chuck Jones and Mike Dowling are now charged with racketeering conspiracy. Three state representatives and four state senators are referenced in the indictment.

Lakewood has experienced several power outages over the past few months, including one this weekend, and residents and city leaders want to make sure it doesn't happen as temperatures dip below zero d

Two former executives of FirstEnergy Corp. have been indicted on charges of participating in a racketeering conspiracy, alleging their involvement in a scheme that defrauded Ohioans out of more than $60 million through bribery and corruption.