{"id":469,"date":"2025-01-14T08:48:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T13:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/?post_type=resource&p=469"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:40:21","slug":"shining-a-light-on-dark-money-its-time-for-ohioans-to-unite-for-a-brighter-future","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/ro\/resources\/luminand-banii-intunecati-este-timpul-pentru-ohioeni-sa-se-uneasca-pentru-un-viitor-mai-luminos\/","title":{"rendered":"Str\u0103luce\u0219te o lumin\u0103 asupra banilor \u00eentuneca\u021bi \u2014 Este timpul ca Ohioienii s\u0103 se uneasc\u0103 pentru un viitor mai luminos"},"template":"","class_list":["post-469","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resource_type-guide"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"The House Bill 6 scandal\u2014the biggest in Ohio history\u2014was a $60 million scheme by FirstEnergy and other utility companies to buy seats and votes in the Ohio House to secure passage of a billion dollar bailout of failing nuclear and coal plants in Ohio and Indiana. The scheme was \u201csuccessful\u201d in that the money helped elect supportive legislators who then voted to pass HB6. Parts of the corrupt bill are still on the books, and Ohio utility customers are still on the hook to bail out the failed plants, to the tune of over $445,000 per day. \r\n\r\nDespite the conviction of former Speaker of the Ohio House Larry Householder and former Chair of the Republican Party Matt Borges on charges of racketeering and bribery, the investigations into the HB6 scandal continue. Such a purposefully complex bribery scheme takes time to unravel. \r\n\r\nUse the \"Table of Contents\" below to navigate to the different sections of this site, including a detailed Timeline of events. ","featured_image":7648,"resource_type":222,"authors":"","related_issues":[423,105,92],"related_work":false,"location":38},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_chapter_marker","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_chapter_marker":{"chapter_title":"Understanding Ohio\u2019s Cycle of Corruption: The House Bill 6\/Householder Enterprise Racketeering Guilty Verdict"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

\u00cen\u021belegerea ciclului corup\u021biei din Ohio: Legea 6\/Householder Enterprise Racketeering Guilty Verdict<\/h3>\r\n

La 9 martie 2023, dup\u0103 un proces federal de \u0219apte s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, fostul pre\u0219edinte al Camerei din Ohio, Larry Householder, \u0219i fostul pre\u0219edinte al Partidului Republican din Ohio, Matt Borges, au fost g\u0103si\u021bi vinova\u021bi de racket.<\/span> Perechea s-a angajat \u00eentr-o schem\u0103 de mit\u0103 de $60 milioane canalizat\u0103 de la FirstEnergy prin intermediul unor grupuri de bani negri.<\/p>\r\nAcest verdict are implica\u021bii puternice pentru restul \u021b\u0103rii. <\/span>Cet\u0103\u0163eni Uni\u0163i<\/span><\/i> este posibil s\u0103 fi deschis por\u021bile numerarului corporativ, dar asta nu \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 plata pentru joc este legal\u0103 sau corect\u0103. Procesul a dezv\u0103luit c\u00e2t de esen\u021bial\u0103 este dezv\u0103luirea de baz\u0103 \u0219i importan\u021ba de a putea urm\u0103ri banii.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nAc\u021biunile gospod\u0103rescului \u0219i ale lui Borges ar fi putut fi prevenite dac\u0103 am fi avut legi anticorup\u021bie mai bune. Cu aproximativ 20 de ani \u00een urm\u0103, FirstEnergy, sursa sumei de $60 de milioane care a alimentat Householder Enterprise, a folosit aceea\u0219i tactic\u0103 - s\u0103 ofere o mul\u021bime de bani unui politician puternic din Ohio \u0219i s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tige adoptarea unui alt proiect de lege pro-utilit\u0103\u021bi.\u00a0 <\/span>\r\n

Acest site este dedicat pentru a elimina confuzia \u0219i pentru a prezenta \u00een mod clar faptele implica\u021biilor procesului HB 6\/Householder, astfel \u00eenc\u00e2t \u00eempreun\u0103 s\u0103 putem promova o legisla\u021bie care cre\u0219te transparen\u021ba, rupe str\u00e2nsoarea banilor \u00eentuneca\u021bi \u00een politica noastr\u0103 \u0219i \u00eent\u0103re\u0219te vocile oamenilor obi\u0219nui\u021bi din Ohio. .<\/p>\r\n\r\n

ianuarie 2025: <\/b>Actualiz\u0103ri de la Procesul Gospodarului\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\r\n\u00cen iunie 2023, fostul pre\u0219edinte al Camerei din Ohio, Larry Householder, \u0219i fostul pre\u0219edinte al Partidului Republican din Ohio, au primit pedepse maxime pentru rolul lor \u00een schema de mit\u0103 de $60 milioane HB6. \u00cen februarie 2024, doi fo\u0219ti directori ai FirstEnergy Chuck Jones \u0219i Mike Dowling \u0219i fostul pre\u0219edinte al Comisiei de utilit\u0103\u021bi publice au fost inculpa\u021bi pentru rolul lor \u00een scandal. Luna urm\u0103toare, Householder a fost inculpat pentru acuza\u021bii de stat, inclusiv furt \u00een func\u021bie \u0219i \u00eenc\u0103lcarea finan\u021b\u0103rii campaniei, iar \u00een aprilie 2024, Randazzo a murit ca urmare a sinuciderii. \u00cen septembrie 2024, FirstEnergy a fost de acord s\u0103 pl\u0103teasc\u0103 o amend\u0103 de $100 milioane Comisiei pentru Valori Mobiliare \u0219i Burse (SEC) pentru rolul companiei \u00een schema public\u0103 de corup\u021bie. Householder, Jones \u0219i Dowling a\u0219teapt\u0103 judecarea pentru aceste acuza\u021bii de stat. \u00cencep\u00e2nd cu ianuarie 2025, inculpa\u021bii se confrunt\u0103 \u0219i cu acuza\u021bii federale de racket.\u00a0<\/span>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_chapter_marker","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_chapter_marker":{"chapter_title":"WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?<\/h3>

After two years of investigation, Larry Householder, former Speaker of the Ohio House, was on trial for his part in the biggest bribery scandal in Ohio history.<\/strong> Matt Borges, former chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, was also on trial at this time. These men were part of a successful $60 million bribery scheme by FirstEnergy and other utility companies to buy seats and votes in the Ohio House in order to secure passage of House Bill 6\u2014the billion dollar bailout that has Ohio taxpayers shelling out to prop up two coal plants\u2014including one in Indiana\u2014among other corrupt absurdities.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_8702\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"645\"]\"\" Former House Speaker Larry Householder walks out of the federal courthouse in Columbus following his arrest. Photo by Kyle Robertson of the Columbus Dispatch.[\/caption]"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_chapter_marker","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_chapter_marker":{"chapter_title":"WHY DOES THIS MATTER?"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

DE CE CONTEAZA ACESTA?<\/h3>
\u201e...probabil cea mai mare schem\u0103 de luare de mit\u0103 \u0219i sp\u0103lare de bani comis\u0103 vreodat\u0103 \u00eempotriva cet\u0103\u021benilor statului Ohio\u201d<\/em> Procurorul american Dave DeVillers<\/strong><\/blockquote>\r\n

Gospodar a fost arestat \u00een 2020 pentru presupuse crime care au avut loc \u00eenainte \u0219i \u00een timpul adopt\u0103rii legii 6 a Camerei \u00een 2019. Dar de atunci, nu s-a adoptat nicio lege care s\u0103 \u00eempiedice ceva asem\u0103n\u0103tor s\u0103 se repete.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Ohio are o istorie ru\u0219inoas\u0103 de corup\u021bie public\u0103, o mare parte din ea centrat\u0103 \u00een jurul Statehouse \u0219i a rela\u021biei sale cu companiile de utilit\u0103\u021bi. Legile noastre laxe privind finan\u021barea campaniei \u0219i lipsa de transparen\u021b\u0103 permit p\u0103r\u021bilor interesate s\u0103 cheltuiasc\u0103 bani pe lobby \u0219i \u00een alegeri \u0219i s\u0103-i p\u0103streze secret. Ale\u0219ii se pot angaja \u00een \u201eplat\u0103 pentru a juca\u201d \u00een timp ce publicul este l\u0103sat \u00een \u00eentuneric \u0219i nu poate \u201eurm\u0103re\u0219te banii\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Verdictul de vinov\u0103\u021bie al gospod\u0103riei eviden\u021biaz\u0103 faptul c\u0103 Ohio are nevoie disperat\u0103 de legile de transparen\u021b\u0103 \u0219i divulgare care s\u0103 trag\u0103 cortina asupra banilor \u00eentuneca\u021bi care corup\u0103 guvernul nostru \u0219i \u00eei jefuiesc orbi pe cei din Ohio. C\u00e2nd nu schimb\u0103m legile, se va \u00eent\u00e2mpla cu siguran\u021b\u0103 acela\u0219i tip de scandal. Re\u021bine\u021bi titlul din ianuarie 2023: <\/span>Ohio declar\u0103 gazele naturale \u201eenergie verde\u201d... \u00eenregistr\u0103rile arat\u0103 implicarea unor bani \u00eentuneca\u021bi<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>Este suficient. E timpul s\u0103 ac\u021bionezi!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Acest proces conteaz\u0103 \u0219i pentru c\u0103 p\u0103r\u021bi din coruptul HB 6 sunt \u00eenc\u0103 \u00een eviden\u021b\u0103, iar Ohioenii \u00eenc\u0103 pl\u0103tesc pentru a salva gre\u0219elile corporative \u0219i planificarea proast\u0103.<\/strong> Avem nevoie de o nou\u0103 legisla\u021bie, orientat\u0103 spre viitor, pro-aleg\u0103tori \u0219i pro-consumator, pentru a ne scoate din aceast\u0103 mizerie \u0219i a privi spre viitor.<\/p>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_chapter_marker","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_chapter_marker":{"chapter_title":"HOW CAN WE STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN?"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

CUM PUTEM OPERA ASTA S\u0102 SE \u00ceNT\u00c2MPL\u0102 DIN NOU?<\/h3>

Corup\u021bia prosper\u0103 \u00een \u00eentuneric. Avem nevoie de soare \u0219i transparen\u021b\u0103! Aceasta \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 adopt\u0103m legi care s\u0103 ne permit\u0103 s\u0103 vedem cine pl\u0103te\u0219te pentru ce \u0219i s\u0103 ne ajute s\u0103 descoperim ce grupuri sugereaz\u0103, scriu \u0219i promoveaz\u0103 ce acte legislative. Iat\u0103 dou\u0103 modific\u0103ri specifice de care avem nevoie \u00een legea Ohio:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n