Key witness testifies ComEd funneled more than $600,000 to Madigan allies to get bills passed
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share One of the feds’ star witnesses told a jury Tuesday that ComEd funneled more than $600,000 to allies of then-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan over several years as a “favor” so Madigan would be “more positively d ...
Jury to see undercover videos as star witness in Madigan corruption trial back on stand
Jurors in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan are expected to see undercover videos Wednesday made by a former ComEd executive detailing an alleged scheme by the utility to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars through do-nothing contacts to some of the powerful speaker’s longtime associates.
Former ComEd VP testifies in Madigan trial
Jurors in Mike Madigan’s corruption trial heard testimony from former ComEd Vice President Fidel Marquez Tuesday. Marquez began cooperating with the FBI five years ago after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery.
Madigan corruption trial proceeds with former ComEd exec beginning testimony
A key witness in the ComEd Four bribery case last year has taken the stand at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez said he worked for the utility company for about 37 years.
Ex-ComEd VP, crucial witness against Madigan, takes stand in corruption trial
The former ComEd vice president who secretly recorded his colleagues as part of a federal corruption probe began testifying against ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday, the first of what is expected to be multiple days on the stand.
Secret recordings give Madigan jurors inside look at patronage, payments, danger of putting pen to paper
Prosecutors have begun to firm up one of the key pillars of their case, alleging Michael Madigan accepted bribes from ComEd ...
Mike Madigan trial live updates: Testimony continues in former Illinois House speaker trial
The public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain continues ...
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Don’t put anything in writing’: Jury views undercover videos in Madigan corruption trial
Jurors in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan saw a series of undercover videos on Wednesday made by ...
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Testimony in Madigan Trial Sheds Light on Alleged $600K in Payments to Political Allies, Former ComEd Execs Discuss Influence on Legislation
Testimony in Michael J. Madigan's trial reveals alleged payments to political allies by a former ComEd official.
Jury hears more wiretapped calls in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan trial
The public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain picked back up ...
Jurors hear tape of Madigan being informed of plan to pay ousted aide: ‘Yeah, I think I oughta stay out of it’
Jurors in Michael Madigan’s corruption trial on Monday heard a key wiretapped phone call in which the speaker’s longtime ...
Testimony from ex-campaign worker who sparked Madigan’s #MeToo moment could add intrigue to corruption trial
Seven years ago almost to the day, Alaina Hampton sent a private letter to then-House Speaker Michael Madigan about sexual ...
High steaks: Lutheran Services CEO Nick Ryan discusses ageing and dementia
The Moreton Bay penal settlement was a hellhole, and it was the Lutherans who represented the first humane, non-penal ...
Prosecutors focus on sexual harassment, no-show jobs in ongoing Madigan corruption trial
Prosecutors on Monday focused on a disgraced former associate in the public corruption trial of former Speaker of the ...