Judge Is Losing Patience

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered attorneys for investors in utility giant, FirstEnergy Corp…to reveal who, from the company…paid bribes in an alleged $60 million dollar scheme to win a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear plants. U.S District Court Judge, John Adams tells the lawyers…he wants the names by noon…today…saying…the public has a right to know how it is the political process was so easily corrupted. The order stems from a proposed settlement of lawsuits filed by shareholders, on behalf of FirstEnergy…against board members and top executives…in the wake of allegations…the company paid out bribes to win the $1 billion dollar bailout. Adams ended a hearing earlier this month…when FirstEnergy’s lead attorney refused to say who at the company was responsible for paying the bribes — he would only say it was a senior executive and that he could not disclose the name while the settlement was pending.