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 ...
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Mike Madigan trial live updates: Star witness testifies in former Illinois House speaker trial
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has begun. Madigan had been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges as a part of what federal prosecutors call "the Madigan enterprise," where they say he allegedly committed crimes for his personal gain and that of his political allies.
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.
Ex-ComEd executive, crucial witness against ex-Illinois Speaker Michael 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.
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.
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 in exchange for favorable treatment of the utility's bills in Springfield.
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 ...
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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.
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 ...
Madigan did not object to quietly raising money for aide ousted during #Metoo era, jurors hear
Prosecutors say that episode is evidence of a criminal enterprise Michael Madigan led for nearly a decade, with Michael ...
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 ...
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 ...