For example, the SEC alleged that Householder was able to successfully gather support to pass nuclear legislation that would directly benefit FirstEnergy's nuclear affiliate. In 2020, Householder was arrested for accepting bribes. The SEC alleged that FirstEnergy and Jones then materially misrepresented to investors FirstEnergy's role in the scheme. The SEC also found that FirstEnergy failed to disclose additional related party payments to former executives of the Company. FirstEnergy settled to, and Jones will litigate in federal court, charges that they knowingly or recklessly violated the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws, among numerous other charges. FirstEnergy consented to the settlement on a neither admit nor deny basis and agreed to pay a $100 million civil penalty to settle the charges. 4.