House Bill 6 case: Who is Michael Dowling and what felony violations does he face?

Michael Dowling is facing bribery, telecommunications fraud, money laundering, theft and tampering with records charges.

Dowling rose through the ranks at Akron -based FirstEnergy Corp. , starting in the communications department in 1986 and moving up to senior vice president before being fired in October 2020 .

FirstEnergy bankrolled a plan to return Perry County Republican Larry Householder to political power and in turn Householder would champion a $1.3 billion bailout bill to help FirstEnergy 's nuclear plants.