{"id":326,"date":"2023-01-26T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/the-new-mt-rushmore-householder-trial-updates-2-and-a-look-back-into-the-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:27:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:27:56","slug":"the-new-mt-rushmore-householder-trial-updates-2-and-a-look-back-into-the-scandal","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/vi\/articles\/ban-cap-nhat-moi-nhat-ve-phien-toa-xet-xu-chu-nha-o-mt-rushmore-2-va-nhin-lai-vu-be-boi\/","title":{"rendered":"N\u00fai Rushmore m\u1edbi: B\u1ea3n c\u1eadp nh\u1eadt v\u1ec1 phi\u00ean t\u00f2a x\u00e9t x\u1eed ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 #2 v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i v\u1ee5 b\u00ea b\u1ed1i"},"template":"","class_list":["post-326","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Larry Householder and Matt Borges\u2019 trial has been postponed until Monday, Jan. 30 because a juror tested positive for COVID.\u00a0 In the meantime, let\u2019s go back in time.\u00a0\u00a0","featured_image":"","article_type":153,"authors":"","related_issues":[423,105],"related_work":false,"location":null},"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_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"B\u1edfi Sandy Theis, c\u1ef1u ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 ph\u00e2n t\u00edch ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb\r\n\r\n<b>Nh\u1eefng G\u01b0\u01a1ng M\u1eb7t M\u1edbi Tr\u00ean N\u00fai Rushmore<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">V\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 7 n\u0103m 2019, T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a FirstEnergy, Chuck Jones, ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft h\u1ea3 h\u00ea.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1c Mike DeWine v\u1eeba k\u00fd D\u1ef1 lu\u1eadt s\u1ed1 6 c\u1ee7a H\u1ea1 vi\u1ec7n \u2014 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea1o lu\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 bu\u1ed9c kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111i\u1ec7n ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu chi ph\u00ed c\u1ee9u tr\u1ee3 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y \u0111i\u1ec7n h\u1ea1t nh\u00e2n do c\u00f4ng ty con c\u1ee7a FirstEnergy s\u1edf h\u1eefu.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHB6 - \u0110*T M\u1ea4T B\u1ea4T C\u1ee8 AI KH\u00d4NG PH\u1ea2I CH\u00daNG TA,&#039;&#039; Jones reo h\u00f2 trong m\u1ed9t tin nh\u1eafn g\u1eedi cho Sam Randazzo, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/business\/2019\/02\/governor-dewine-appoints-utility-lawyer-sam-randazzo-to-chair-puco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 ti\u1ec7n \u00edch m\u00e0 DeWine \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch \u1ee6y ban Ti\u1ec7n \u00edch C\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc. V\u0103n b\u1ea3n bao g\u1ed3m m\u1ed9t <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh ch\u1ec9nh s\u1eeda c\u1ee7a N\u00fai Rushmore<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> v\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thay th\u1ebf b\u1eb1ng khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Randazzo, hai gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a FirstEnergy v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng ty than\u2014nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 Jones coi l\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t g\u00f3i c\u1ee9u tr\u1ee3 tr\u1ecb gi\u00e1 h\u00e0ng t\u1ef7 \u0111\u00f4 la.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-57305 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-17-201512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"836\" height=\"564\" \/>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/vi\/resource\/a-cycle-of-corruption-a-timeline-of-the-householder-hb6-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c\u00e1c gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh ti\u1ec7n \u00edch \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb sa th\u1ea3i<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> V\u00e0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdoh\/pr\/firstenergy-charged-federally-agrees-terms-deferred-prosecution-settlement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FirstEnergy hi\u1ec7n th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ed1i l\u1ed9 Randazzo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, kh\u00f4ng ai trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 Jones \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean N\u00fai Rushmore b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ef1u Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch H\u1ea1 vi\u1ec7n Ohio Larry Householder (ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng l\u00ean n\u00fai) th\u00ec <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news5cleveland.com\/news\/politics\/ohio-politics\/the-company-was-just-bleeding-cash-firstenergy-testifies-at-larry-householder-public-corruption-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0111ang b\u1ecb x\u00e9t x\u1eed v\u00ec t\u1ed9i t\u1ed1ng ti\u1ec1n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theo B\u1ed9 T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p Hoa K\u1ef3, Householder b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m ti\u1ec1n \u0111en \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn kho\u1ea3ng $60 tri\u1ec7u t\u1eeb FirstEnergy, s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m gi\u00e0u cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e0nh ch\u1ee9c Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch H\u1ea1 vi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 th\u00f4ng qua g\u00f3i c\u1ee9u tr\u1ee3.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>V\u1eady t\u1ea1i sao Householder l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i ra t\u00f2a ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u00e0nh lang \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap thu th\u1eadp v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n h\u1ed1i l\u1ed9 b\u1ecb c\u00e1o bu\u1ed9c ho\u1eb7c c\u1ef1u c\u01a1 quan qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd ti\u1ec7n \u00edch m\u00e0 FirstEnergy cho bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn h\u1ed1i l\u1ed9?<\/b>\r\n\r\n<b>Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3 cho m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 nh\u00e0 ph\u00ea b\u00ecnh gay g\u1eaft nh\u1ea5t v\u1ec1 g\u00f3i c\u1ee9u tr\u1ee3.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/glenn.osu.edu\/ned-hill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0110\u1ed3i Ned<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n kinh t\u1ebf t\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc bang Ohio, \u0111\u00e3 tham kh\u1ea3o <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum, nh\u00e0 \u0111i\u00eau kh\u1eafc \u0111\u00e3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho ch\u00fang ta <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> N\u00fai Rushmore. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><\/i><b><i>Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u1edf tr\u00ean N\u00fai Rushmore v\u00ec \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1c n\u00ean b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00f3,&#039;<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#039; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hill cho bi\u1ebft.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00d4ng m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 v\u1ee5 b\u00ea b\u1ed1i n\u00e0y l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p \u201cv\u00e0 c\u00f3 quy m\u00f4 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 vi\u1ec7c c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t c\u00e1c t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eady.&#039;&#039;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C\u1ef1u \u1ee6y vi\u00ean PUCO <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hks.harvard.edu\/centers\/mrcbg\/about\/staff\/ashley-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashley Brown<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u0111\u01b0a ra l\u00fd thuy\u1ebft n\u00e0y: <\/span><b><i>\u201cLi\u1ec7u h\u1ecd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean N\u00fai Rushmore kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh t\u1ed9i \u00e1c<\/i><\/b><b><i> nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 tho\u00e1t t\u1ed9i th\u00ec sao?&#039;&#039;<\/i><\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sau \u0111\u00f3 Brown tr\u1edf n\u00ean nghi\u00eam t\u00fac h\u01a1n v\u00e0 cho bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u th\u00eam v\u1ec1 vai tr\u00f2 c\u1ee7a Th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1c DeWine v\u00e0 Ph\u00f3 Th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1c Jon Husted.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cH\u1ecd (DeWine v\u00e0 Husted) \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 trung t\u00e2m trong to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y\u201d, Brown, ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hepg.hks.harvard.edu\/ashley-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nh\u00f3m ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec7n Harvard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cH\u1ecd s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp, h\u1ecd xin ti\u1ec1n, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/columbus-confirmation-hearings-mike-dewine-utilities-ohio-97920b4628977921c9dde93f7f8bfa57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Husted \u0111\u00e3 tuy\u1ec3n d\u1ee5ng Randazzo <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026. DeWine th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n y\u00eau c\u1ea7u FirstEnergy t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap con g\u00e1i \u00f4ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh C\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean Qu\u1eadn Greene.&#039;&#039; V\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u00f3, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1t ng\u00f4n c\u1ee7a DeWine Dan Tierney cho bi\u1ebft <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2020\/12\/23\/ohio-house-bill-6-dark-money-groups-supporting-gov-mike-dewine\/4022652001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ea3ng C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a ra &quot;y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ki\u1ec3u n\u00e0y&quot; cho nhi\u1ec1u nh\u00f3m trong nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m qua<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>Gi\u1ea3i m\u00e3 \u00e2m m\u01b0u<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1ed9t b\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m \u0111o\u00e0n b\u1ecb nhi\u1ec5m COVID t\u1ea1m d\u1eebng phi\u00ean t\u00f2a v\u00e0o tu\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcpo.com\/news\/local-news\/i-team\/how-did-the-fbi-build-its-case-against-householder-250-subpoenas-for-bank-phone-email-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe t\u1eeb c\u1ef1u \u0111\u1eb7c v\u1ee5 FBI Blane Wetzel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra l\u1edbn. \u00d4ng gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u1ee5 \u00e1n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u00f4ng tin t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi cung c\u1ea5p th\u00f4ng tin m\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00eau t\u00ean, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y chi ti\u1ebft th\u00f4ng tin thu th\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c nghe l\u00e9n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi cung c\u1ea5p th\u00f4ng tin v\u00e0 h\u01a1n 250 tr\u00e1t \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ea7u t\u00f2a.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><i>\u201cGi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 vi\u1ec7c b\u00f3c t\u1eebng l\u1edbp c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u1ee7 h\u00e0nh t\u00e2y v\u1eady,&#039;&#039; <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wetzel \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m ch\u1ee9ng.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/open\/2023\/01\/fbi-details-early-days-of-former-house-speaker-householders-talks-with-company-they-say-bribed-him.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e0m ph\u00e1n c\u1ee7a Householder v\u1edbi c\u00e1c quan ch\u1ee9c t\u1eeb FirstEnergy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, m\u1ed9t n\u0103m 2017 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/01\/24\/householder-trial-dark-money-fbi-investigation-on-tuesday-docket\/69834438007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ec5 nh\u1eadm ch\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Trump tr\u00ean m\u00e1y bay ph\u1ea3n l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng ty ti\u1ec7n \u00edch Akron<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i b\u00edt t\u1ebft \u0111\u1eaft ti\u1ec1n \u1edf th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 c\u1ee7a qu\u1ed1c gia. Bay c\u00f9ng Householder l\u00e0 Dowling, Cleveland<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> doanh nh\u00e2n Tony George, nh\u00e0 v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u00e0nh lang v\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ea3ng C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a Qu\u1eadn Cuyahoga Rob Frost v\u00e0 con trai c\u1ee7a Householder, Luke.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ngay sau \u0111\u00f3, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng ty ti\u1ec7n \u00edch \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eaft m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m s\u00e9c tr\u1ecb gi\u00e1 $250.000 cho Generation Now, m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m ti\u1ec1n \u0111en \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp \u0111\u1ec3 \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 Householder v\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u1ee9ng c\u1eed vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 cam k\u1ebft \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 \u00f4ng cho ch\u1ee9c v\u1ee5 Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch H\u1ea1 vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea7y quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>C\u00e1c v\u1ee5 sa th\u1ea3i t\u1ea1i FirstEnergy<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">V\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 10 n\u0103m 2020, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiocapitaljournal.com\/2022\/06\/23\/firstenergy-fired-its-ceo-amid-bribery-scandal-but-let-him-keep-millions-documents-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FirstEnergy \u0111\u00e3 sa th\u1ea3i Jones kh\u1ecfi v\u1ecb tr\u00ed CEO v\u00e0 Dowling kh\u1ecfi v\u1ecb tr\u00ed Ph\u00f3 ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch c\u1ea5p cao.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> C\u00f4ng ty cho bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u1ee7y ban \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp c\u1ee7a h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e3 vi ph\u1ea1m ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch v\u00e0 quy t\u1eafc \u1ee9ng x\u1eed c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng ty. Vi\u1ec7c sa th\u1ea3i di\u1ec5n ra sau m\u1ed9t th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn nh\u1eadn t\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 trong ng\u00e0y li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra. C\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mong \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m ch\u1ee9ng thay m\u1eb7t cho b\u00ean c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C\u00e1c b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i t\u1ea1i DC \u2014 bao g\u1ed3m hai b\u1eefa trong m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam \u2014 di\u1ec5n ra ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n sau khi Householder gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gh\u1ebf t\u1ea1i H\u1ea1 vi\u1ec7n. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb gia \u0111\u1ea3ng C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a n\u00e0y \u0111ang l\u1eadp k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch H\u1ea1 vi\u1ec7n l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trong nh\u1eefng tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i, Householder b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u li\u1ec7t k\u00ea nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3ng minh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 trong \u0110\u1ed9i Householder ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 anh v\u00e0 nh\u00f3m c\u1ee7a anh hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd tham gia. Trong s\u1ed1 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/01\/24\/householder-trial-dark-money-fbi-investigation-on-tuesday-docket\/69834438007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 ti\u1ec1m n\u0103ng m\u00e0 h\u1ecd nh\u1eafm t\u1edbi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cho $250.000: FirstEnergy, Boich Company v\u00e0 Murray Energy. Nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng ty \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eafm \u0111\u1ebfn cho $100.000 bao g\u1ed3m AEP Corp. c\u00f3 tr\u1ee5 s\u1edf t\u1ea1i Columbus v\u00e0 Castellini Management.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/news\/2022\/10\/house-bill-6-meet-the-lesser-known-firstenergy-officials-allegedly-tied-to-the-largest-bribery-scandal-in-ohio-history.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Dowling \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp Partners for Progress<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u1edf ti\u1ec3u bang Delaware thay v\u00ec Ohio n\u00ean c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang s\u1ebd kh\u00f3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng tin chi ti\u1ebft v\u1ec1 nh\u00f3m n\u00e0y h\u01a1n. Nh\u00f3m ti\u1ec1n \u0111en do FirstEnergy t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i m\u00e0 FBI g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 &quot;\u0111\u01b0\u1eddng truy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng&quot;. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Matt Evans, m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng ty than, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/news\/politics\/state\/2020\/08\/05\/householder-case-lsquocompany-crsquo-ceo-wayne-boich-gave-cash-to-hb-6-lsquodark-moneyrsquo-groups\/112806486\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0111\u00e3 quy\u00ean g\u00f3p $125.000 cho c\u00e1c nh\u00f3m \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 HB 6<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Dowling v\u00e0 Evans \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn N\u00fai Rushmore.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u1eeb <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/local\/firstenergy-pumped-1m-into-backing-dewine-records-show\/ZHCCGM5E6JB4RDNKUKZK7KYKEQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tin t\u1ee9c h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y Dayton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FirstEnergy v\u00e0 FirstEnergy Solutions c\u00f3 tr\u1ee5 s\u1edf t\u1ea1i Akron \u0111\u00e3 quy\u00ean g\u00f3p h\u01a1n $1 tri\u1ec7u cho c\u00e1c nh\u00f3m phi l\u1ee3i nhu\u1eadn v\u00e0 c\u00e1c chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb n\u0103m 2017 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap b\u1ea7u DeWine. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft con s\u1ed1 n\u00e0y bao g\u1ed3m <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/news\/2021\/07\/22\/details-firstenergy-deal-struck-federal-prosecutors-bribery-scheme\/8057521002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$400.000 t\u1eeb FirstEnergy Solutions<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 trao t\u1eadn tay cho Householder trong cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp ng\u00e0y 10 th\u00e1ng 10 n\u0103m 2018. Householder nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i c\u00e1ch c\u01b0 x\u1eed c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &quot;$400k..c\u1ea3m \u01a1n b\u1ea1n&quot;, anh \u1ea5y vi\u1ebft trong tin nh\u1eafn g\u1eedi cho Dowling.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wenzel c\u1ee7a FBI \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a b\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m \u0111o\u00e0n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean Householder ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn FirstEnergy \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2016 khi c\u00f4ng ty n\u00e0y \u0111ang &quot;ch\u1ea3y m\u00e1u ti\u1ec1n m\u1eb7t&quot; v\u00ec qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd k\u00e9m.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y \u0111i\u1ec7n h\u1ea1t nh\u00e2n khi gi\u00e1 n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng lao d\u1ed1c. Trong email g\u1eedi Dowling v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 8 n\u0103m 2016, Householder vi\u1ebft: &quot;Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp trong kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n t\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng?&quot;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phi\u00ean t\u00f2a x\u00e9t x\u1eed Householder r\u1ea5t ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p l\u00e0m lu m\u1edd \u0111i\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean. H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh ch\u1ec9nh s\u1eeda c\u1ee7a N\u00fai Rushmore nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh r\u1eb1ng phi\u00ean t\u00f2a x\u00e9t x\u1eed Householder kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c. N\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1ee9ng minh s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 l\u00fd c\u1ee7a to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 v\u1ee5 vi\u1ec7c.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/act.commoncause.org\/petitions\/take-action-to-shine-a-light-on-dark-money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>H\u00e3y h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng ngay h\u00f4m nay <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">v\u00e0 cho \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng Ohio bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac c\u1ea7n t\u1ea1o ra s\u1ef1 minh b\u1ea1ch v\u00e0 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ecnh l\u1edbn h\u01a1n trong c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c b\u1ea7u c\u1eed v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7.<\/span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u0110\u0103ng k\u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn th\u00f4ng tin c\u1eadp nh\u1eadt v\u1ec1 phi\u00ean t\u00f2a x\u00e9t x\u1eed Householder <a href=\"https:\/\/act.commoncause.org\/forms\/sign-up-for-householder-trial-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0110\u00c2Y<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_related_articles","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_related_articles":{"heading":"Updates","button_text":"See all Related Articles","manually_curate":false,"articles":null}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The New Mt. 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