Dear FirstEnergy,
Right now you are down and out and feeling really crappy....
Right now you are down and out and feeling really crappy....
And when I see how sad you are it sort of makes me....
HAPPY!
HAPPY!
I have been singing this tune since I read about the latest indictments of former FirstEnergy executives Chatty Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling, along with their paid off regulator Sam Randazzo.
FirstEnergy criminals "on the loose". (Headline has since been changed to something less sensational, but it was fun while it lasted.)
FirstEnergy criminals "on the loose". (Headline has since been changed to something less sensational, but it was fun while it lasted.)
Chatty Chuck and friends finally surrendered and got their mug shots taken. I wonder if someone will create some fake $2 bills with their mug shots on them? Maybe the wives can get together and find a way to continue their fortunate lifestyles without these guys? The $2 bills would be the perfect currency for bribing regulators in the future.
Chatty Chuck is no longer smiling. I bet he's no longer chatty, either. Why do I call him Chatty Chuck? It's because of the absurd press he generated back in 2013 when doing a deal to plaster FirstEnergy's name on Cleveland Brown's stadium. It was one of the biggest PR fails I have ever seen. (The Browns ditched FirstEnergy after the scandals started).
Chatty Chuck (so named because of his arrogant confidences shared with the reporter) demonstrated his mastery of "the deal" by telling the reporter:
Chatty Chuck (so named because of his arrogant confidences shared with the reporter) demonstrated his mastery of "the deal" by telling the reporter:
Said Jones, “Let’s just say we figured out how to keep it under wraps.”
I guess he couldn't figure out how to keep his bribery of the Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Ohio under wraps. This is an even more epic fail for Chatty Chuck.
Even more, this is a good look at all the things that go on behind the scenes between regulators and regulated. Think FirstEnergy is the only utility doing it, or that Ohio is the only place utilities do it? I'm thinking no.
I guess I'll play that tune again... "CEOs in shackles." Yes, indeed! That makes me happy. Karma is a bitch, Chuck!
Even more, this is a good look at all the things that go on behind the scenes between regulators and regulated. Think FirstEnergy is the only utility doing it, or that Ohio is the only place utilities do it? I'm thinking no.
I guess I'll play that tune again... "CEOs in shackles." Yes, indeed! That makes me happy. Karma is a bitch, Chuck!
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