Defendant ex-FirstEnergy Senior Vice President Michael Dowling, left, talks to defense attorney George Stamboulidis during a hearing in Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross' courtroom, in Akron, Ohio, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal via AP, Pool)

Defendant ex-FirstEnergy Senior Vice President Michael Dowling, left, and attorney Steve Grimes leave court after a hearing in Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross' courtroom, in Akron, Ohio, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal via AP, Pool)

Defendant ex-FirstEnergy Senior Vice President Michael Dowling, left, listens to attorney George Stamboulidis before a hearing in Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross' courtroom, in Akron, Ohio, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal via AP, Pool)

Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross instructs the jury to reach a verdict as prosecution and defense attorneys and the defendants ex-FirstEnergy Senior Vice President Michael Dowling and former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones listen during hearing in their case in Baker Ross' courtroom, in Akron, Ohio, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal via AP, Pool)

Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross addresses the jury during a hearing in the case of defendants former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and ex-FirstEnergy Senior Vice President Michael Dowling during a hearing in Ross' courtroom, in Akron, Ohio, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal via AP, Pool)

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, center, follows a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)

Iran's Football Federation Vice President Mehdi Mohammad Nabi, second left, Iran's coach Amir Ghalenoei, third left, and team members hold pictures of children allegedly killed in U.S. and Israel strikes in Iran, before a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)

Iran's coach Amir Ghalenoei, center, and Iran's Football Federation Vice President Mehdi Mohammad Nabi, left, hold pictures of children allegedly killed in a U.S. and Israel strikes in Iran, before a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)