Ex-FirstEnergy lobbyist charged in bribery scheme gets to spend Easter at his beach house, after all

AKRON, Ohio — A former FirstEnergy lobbyist charged in connection with the largest bribery scandal in Ohio’s history will get to spend the Easter holiday at his vacation home in an upscale South Carolina beach community. But when Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Susan Baker Ross said she was considering raising Mike Dowling’s bond to require him to pay $15,000 more in exchange for allowing the trip, Dowling’s attorney said the former high-ranking executive and owner of two homes could not come up the money before his planned departure date of Tuesday. Ross reversed a ruling she handed down last week and allowed Dowling to travel to the Mount Pleasant home without putting down anything more than the $10,000…