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Amid the ongoing bribery scandal implicating FirstEnergy Corp., Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has stated that he was unaware of the company’s $4 million in dark money payments towards his 2018 gubernatorial campaign. These payments were made through 501(c)(4) nonprofits that can raise and spend unlimited sums on political advertising without disclosing their donors. Despite these contributions, DeWine maintains his support for nuclear generation in Ohio and places the responsibility for the money’s distribution on FirstEnergy officials.

FirstEnergy Corp. made $2.5 million in secret payments to a dark money nonprofit that backed Republican Mike DeWine’s 2018 gubernatorial run. Dark money non-profit is not accountable to any laws about campaign finance or lobbying, and donors can remain anonymous. According to former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, the former Republican leader, said former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chairman Sam Randazzo promised he could deliver on legislative changes FirstEnergy wanted in exchange for the $60 million bribe. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is not content to let this case play out in regular courts.