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Columbus, Ohio – Sam Randasso resigns as chairman of Ohio Public Utilities Commission a few days later The FBI searched his Columbus home As part of the investigation into the House Bill 6 bribery scandal, Mike Mike Divine’s office said.
Randasov’s resignation comes a day after First Energy Corp revealed it CEO Chuck Jones was fired And two senior executives last month Questionable $ 4 million fee The company was made in early 2019 for a company associated with an unnamed person, who was then hired by the government to regulate applications.
In Resignation letter, Filed by Randasso, FBI Raid and FirstEnergy, with the accompanying ad, “There will be fuel doubts and controversies about right or wrong about the results I can deliver in my current capacity.
“Nowadays, when you, good sir, are brave enough to save Ohio from the onslaught of COVID-19, I have no room or time for a distraction,” Randaso wrote to the Divine.
“I’m sorry to have to resign, but it’s right and necessary,” he concluded.
PUCO Vice President M.S. Beth Trump will serve in the acting PUCO chair until Divine chooses a new chair.
Speaking to reporters on Friday morning, Divin thanked Randasso for his service at the PUCO. “He has done a great job as a chair,” the governor said.
The governor said Tuesday that the FBI had searched Randasso’s home. “No sign” Randasso is the target of an investigation.
Randasso, longtime application lawyer and consultant, Appointed by Divine in 2019.
Randasso Worked for First Energy Solutions, Then a first energy subsidiary. First Energy Solutions, now a separate entity called Energy Harbor, owns two northern Ohio nuclear power plants, which are set to receive more than $ 1 billion in bailable bailouts starting in January, thanks to HB6.
In July, then-Ohio House Speaker Larry Housing and four associates were arrested and charged with embezzling $ 60 million from First Energy to finance HB6.
Two of the home assistants – political assistant Jeff Longstreet and former First Energy Solutions campaigner Juan Cespets – Pleaded guilty For their roles in the scandal, the householder and the remaining two defendants maintain their innocence.
Randasso, or any First Energy or Energy Harbor officials, has not yet been charged with any wrongdoing.
Read Randasov’s full resignation letter here:
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