FirstEnergy has agreed to pay $20 million to settle with the Ohio attorney general and a county prosecutor over its involvement in a massive bribery scheme. The energy company was at the center of a $60 million bribery operation in Ohio, which involved paying officials in exchange for favorable legislation and regulatory treatment. Despite the settlement, the controversial bailout bill, which FirstEnergy benefited from, remains in place. The company has secured a nonprosecution agreement, avoiding criminal charges in connection with the alleged $1 billion bribery scandal involving the former speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives.