Former executive Dennis Chack took the stand during PUCO hearing, revealing insights into Ohio's largest bribery scandal involving FirstEnergy and House Bill 6.

Former FirstEnergy executive Dennis Chack listens to his attorney June 13, 2025 at a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio hearing about his knowledge of House Bill 6. FirstEnergy fired Chack and ...

Dennis Chack, a former FirstEnergy executive who previously pleaded the Fifth, took the stand to answer questions from attorneys representing consumers, manufacturers, and energy companies.

The two officers were not named, but according to FirstEnergy's website, Dennis Chack holds the marketing and branding title while Michael Dowling heads external affairs.

The company also fired two others: Senior Vice President of Product Development, Marketing, and Branding Dennis Chack, and Senior Vice President of External Affairs Mike Dowling.

A newly surfaced text exchange between then-FirstEnergy Corp. executives give a new peek into the favors the company got from Ohio’s top utility regulator.

The company cited its internal review in 2020 when it fired CEO Charles Jones; senior vice president of product development, marketing and branding Dennis Chack; and senior vice president of ...

Texts between then-FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Dennis Chack.

This is based on a text message exchange it obtained between former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Dennis Chack, former manager of a FirstEnergy affiliate known as FirstEnergy Advisors. The two men ...

Dowling, Jones and another executive Dennis Chack were fired in October 2020 for violating company policies as the company's role in the bribery scheme came to light.

Former FirstEnergy executive Dennis Chack on the stand at the PUCO. In a PUCO hearing Friday, Ohioans got an inside glimpse of the largest bribery scandal in state history.