Cleveland businessman Tony George Was Go-Between For FirstEnergy, Ex-House Speaker Larry Householder Over Nuclear Bailout!

FEATURED PHOTO: WESTLAKE BUSINESSMAN AND POLITICAL RAINMAKER TONY GEORGE

OhioTimes.news, By Chole Sanchez, Posted August 29th 2022

New documents reveal a close relationship between Cleveland restaurateur Tony George and FirstEnergy in the House Bill 6 bribery scheme, with George acting as an intermediary between top FirstEnergy officials and now-indicted former House Speaker Larry Householder.

**TONY GEORGE RESTAURATEUR** **OWNS HARRY BUFFALO, TOWNHOUSE, GEORGE’S KITCHEN, GEORGE GOOD FOODS, TONY’S FAMILY RESTAURANTS AND SUMMER HOUSE**

Per The Plain Dealer:

‘The document outlines a longtime financial relationship that goes well beyond most business dealings. FirstEnergy paid George’s businesses $35,000 a month in rent for a warehouse on Euclid Avenue, $400,000 to be an “alternative energy consultant” and $47,000 to develop FirstEnergy credit and debit cards, according to the report.’

The utility also contributed to Awakening Angels, a nonprofit George founded in honor of his son, Michael, who died in 2019.

George, who has extensive financial connections with FirstEnergy, was so close to Householder and FirstEnergy executives that they together attended Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration in 2017, according to Tracy Aston, FirstEnergy’s assistant controller, in a transcript made public Friday in a state deposition filing by the office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel.