QUICK CLIP: Moreno Faces Scrutiny For Connections To Key Player In FirstEnergy Scandal
June 21, 2024
Columbus, OH – After Bernie Moreno was caught “welcoming” the support of Tony George – a “big player” in the FirstEnergy scandal which led to a $1.3 billion bailout “that fell on the backs of… everyday Ohioans” – new reporting details Moreno’s connections to the scheme, including “accept[ing] a large donation” from another individual involved in the largest corruption scandal in Ohio state history.
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Marty Schalden, Ohio Capital Journal: “Well, so now, and I guess it was about a month ago, maybe a little bit more, there was a fundraiser being held…”
Stephanie Haney, WKYC: “And that fundraiser was hosted for candidate Bernie Moreno, correct?”
Marty Schalden, Ohio Capital Journal: “Yes, but who should be a co-host of this [Moreno] fundraiser but Tony George, who wasn’t just somebody who was sort of, you know, elliptically involved in the House Bill Six matter. He was in the center of some of these relationships through the whole thing.”
Marty Schalden, Ohio Capital Journal: “When I approached his Communications Director, Moreno’s Communications Director with this, they wouldn’t comment on the record… They wouldn’t say yes, we knew that Tony George was involved with House Bill Six; no, we didn’t. They wouldn’t answer whether, knowing now that Tony George was involved with House Bill Six, that Bernie would give back the $2,500 that he received from Tony George, or donate it to charity…”
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