Former Ohio Utilities Chairman Involved in Bribery Scheme Found Dead

Sam Randazzo, facing numerous charges in a landmark corruption case, is suspected to have died by suicide.

Sam Randazzo, former chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, was found dead, suspected of suicide.
Randazzo was facing charges in Ohio's largest corruption case, involved in a bribery scheme with FirstEnergy Corp.
He had pleaded not guilty to charges including money laundering, tampering with records, and bribery, totaling 22 felony counts.
The case is part of the House Bill 6 scandal, which resulted in the largest corruption scandal in Ohio's history.
Former House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced to 20 years for his involvement in the scandal.