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New documents reveal dark money donations from FirstEnergy to state leaders

Season 2024 Episode 16 | 26m 46s

Newly released documents indicate Akron-based FirstEnergy made dark money payments that helped benefit the 2018 campaign of Governor Mike DeWine. The payments came in addition to the company's admitted bribing of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder as part of a scheme to put him back in power and pass the massive energy-policy bill, House Bill 6. Gov. DeWine said he knew nothing about it.

Aired: 04/25/24
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