We can take additional actions if necessary. And I think that will provide plenty of balance sheet flexibility." The call came just five days after FirstEnergy fired its CEO, Charles E. Jones, and two other executives on Oct. 29 amid the ongoing federal prosecution of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder on charges he allegedly orchestrated a $61 million bribery scheme to pass House Bill 6. FirstEnergy said in a news release announcing the firings that the executives "violated certain FirstEnergy policies and its code of conduct." Shortly after Householder was charged, it was reported that FirstEnergy was being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Finance Abuse Unit, which typically investigates corruption allegations linked to publicly traded companies, municipal securities and pension plans.