FirstEnergy is under investigation for its possible role in a $61 million racketeering scheme. Defendants have pleaded guilty saying that scheme helped the nuclear bailout that had many things on FirstEnergy's wish list become law. Among those defendants is Juan Cespedes, a FirstEnergy lobbyist, who says he orchestrated payments to a dark money group known as "Generation Now." That group used millions of dollars to campaign for HB6, which bailed out nuclear power plants and accomplished other legislative objectives laid out by FirstEnergy. FirstEnergy says it still projects earnings growth to result in $600 million in equity issued annually. Acting CEO Steven Strah said on the call, "With that said, we are mindful that the current situation may present additional challenges to meet this objective." One of those challenges could be the potential repeal of HB6, which is at the center of the racketeering case. FirstEnergy says a repeal could result in a $0.05 dip in earnings.