Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Vice President Michael Dowling have been reindicted on state bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges stemming from a major Ohio corruption scandal involving HB 6. Prosecutors announced the new indictment on Thursday after an earlier state trial ended in a hung jury in March, where ten of twelve jurors agreed on guilt but could not reach a unanimous verdict. The reindictment stems from a scheme prosecutors allege involved funneling over $60 million through dark money groups to elect a Republican majority in the Ohio House and secure the election of Larry Householder as speaker. This political maneuver was intended to pass and protect a $1.3 billion ratepayer bailout for FirstEnergy, with Householder already serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for his role in the conspiracy. FirstEnergy previously admitted to paying bribes totaling $234 million, including $230 million in fines and deferred prosecution agreements signed in 2021 after the company was convicted of funneling funds to Householder and a $4.3 million bribe to former regulator Sam Randazzo. The new state indictment includes additional facts uncovered during a civil lawsuit against the utility, with jury selection for the retrial expected to begin on September 18. Outgoing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost stated that FirstEnergy was hijacked by executives who sought to control regulators influencing stock prices, expressing confidence that justice will be served for ratepayers. The federal case against Jones and Dowling remains pending without a set trial date while awaiting the outcome of the state retrial.