Sam Randazzo

House Bill 363 would require consumer representation on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Its sponsor, Cleveland-area state Rep. Daniel Troy said the bill is necessary to bring more balance to the regulatory body that's grown too close to the industry it’s supposed to regulate.

Sam Randazzo, who the Franklin County Coroner's Office said died by suicide, was facing federal and state charges in the House Bill 6 scandal.

Jenifer French was appointed as Public Utilities Chair of Ohio in 2021. Sam Randazzo, former head of the PUCO, died of apparent suicide earlier this year after he was indicted for bribery.

The night before his body was discovered, Randazzo walked less than a mile from his home on South Grant Street to an industrial building he owned at 492 East Mound St.

Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair Sam Randazzo, accused of heavy involvement in the state's largest bribery scheme, died by suspected suicide Tuesday morning.

Former Ohio Public Utilities Commission Director Sam Randazzo had sought to have his trial moved to Columbus.

More than 60 names are on the potential witness list for the state in the trial of former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair Sam Randazzo and former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling.

For two days, Gov. Mike DeWine has been answering questions about the indictments of two former FirstEnergy executives and the man he appointed to chair Ohio's utility regulating panel.

Randazzo is requesting his trial be transferred from Cincinnati to Columbus citing that many of the witnesses the defense may call live in Columbus.

The justices all agreed that the state could freeze the assets of former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair Sam Randazzo, who has pleaded not guilty in the corruption scandal involving FirstEnergy.