Ohio's Ex-PUCO Chairman Sam Randazzo Found Dead Amid Corruption Charges
TL;DR
Sam Randazzo, Ohio's former top energy regulator indicted in the state's biggest corruption case, was found dead by suicide. He was accused of taking a bribe from FirstEnergy to ensure the passage of a $1 billion bailout bill for its nuclear power plants. The FBI had searched his home in November 2020, and he faced federal and state charges, including bribery, wire fraud, and money laundering. This comes after lobbyist Neil Clark, also tied to the case, died by apparent suicide in 2021.
- Sam Randazzo, recently charged in Ohio’s biggest corruption case, found dead NBC4 WCMH-TV
- Ex-PUCO chairman Sam Randazzo accused in First Energy scheme has died The Columbus Dispatch
- Former Ohio utility regulator, charged in a sweeping bribery scheme, has died The Independent
- Ex-PUCO chairman dies by suicide while facing state, federal trials for bribery charges ABC6OnYourSide.com
- Ex-PUCO chairman Sam Randazzo has died, coroner says 10TV
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