Former PUCO Chair Charged in State’s Nuke Bailout Scheme Found Dead
April 10, 2024 8:35AM EDT
Former Ohio public utilities chair Sam Randazzo, right, talks to his attorney Richard Blake inside the courtroom at the Summit County courthouse in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Two fired top executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and Ohio’s former top utility regulator have pleaded not guilty in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The former PUCO chairman recently charged at the state level in the Nuclear Bailout Scheme has died.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Sam Randazzo took his own life.
No more information on his death.
The 74-year-old was found dead in a warehouse he owns in Columbus.
He was recently accused of taking $4.3 million from First Energy.
He also faced federal charges.
He’s the second man charged in the state’s largest-ever political corruption case to die by suicide.
The governor’s office reportedly had no comment on Randazzo’s death.
