USA v. McClain et al

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1:20-cr-00812

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Illinois Northern

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  1. February 18, 2025

    'ComEd Four' Look To Halt Case After Trump FCPA Order

    Four former Commonwealth Edison CEO executives and lobbyists convicted of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asked a federal judge on Monday to stay all proceedings in their case, citing an executive order from President Donald Trump they claim could lead to the dropping of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges.

  2. October 16, 2024

    Feds Pan ComEd Four's Effort To Avoid Convictions

    Prosecutors urged an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to reject an acquittal bid brought by Commonwealth Edison's former CEO and three co-defendants in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrowing the scope of federal bribery law, arguing that not only is their motion untimely, but the government proved quid pro quo bribery at trial last year.

  3. August 28, 2024

    Feds' Bribery Case 'Rotten From The Start,' ComEd Four Say

    Former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore and her three co-defendants have asked an Illinois federal judge to acquit them on all counts, arguing their bribery convictions cannot stand because the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling narrowing the scope of a federal corruption law confirmed the government's case "has been rotten from the start."

  4. July 26, 2024

    Illinois Cases To Watch In 2024: Midyear Report

    Illinois attorneys say they are considering the path forward for Springfield corruption prosecutions following a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, as well as paying attention to what comes next in Motorola Solutions' trade secret contempt fight and potential new guidelines for music copyright cases. Here are the cases to watch in Illinois for the rest of 2024.

  5. July 09, 2024

    'ComEd Four' To Renew Acquittal Bid After Bribery Ruling

    An Illinois federal judge effectively pushed the next ruling in the criminal case against former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore and her three co-defendants to at least winter, as the defendants vowed to renew their acquittal bid in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling finding that federal bribery law doesn't criminalize rewards given after an official act.

  6. February 29, 2024

    'ComEd Four' Bribery Sentences Must Wait For Justices' Input

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday granted a request to stay sentencing hearings for a former Commonwealth Edison CEO and three lobbyists convicted of carrying out a legislative bribery scheme at Illinois' capitol until after the nation's top court decides a case reviewing federal bribery law later this year.

  7. January 16, 2024

    Feds Say ComEd Bribery Sentencing Must Go On

    Prosecutors have urged an Illinois federal judge to reject a bid by the former Commonwealth Edison CEO and lobbyists to further postpone their sentencings for bribery until the U.S. Supreme Court decides a case they say could be fatal to their guilty verdicts, saying it's "nothing more than wishful thinking" that their convictions are in jeopardy.

  8. January 05, 2024

    Lobbyist, CEO Convictions Upheld In ComEd Bribery Scandal

    An Illinois federal judge has affirmed the convictions of three Commonwealth Edison lobbyists and the utility company's former chief executive on charges they conspired to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

  9. January 04, 2024

    ComEd Convictions Won't Stand, Ex-CEO's Atty Tells Judge

    Counsel for former Exelon Utilities CEO Anne Pramaggiore told an Illinois federal judge Thursday that regardless of how the nation's top court interprets the federal bribery statute later this year, the bribery convictions of his client and three former Commonwealth Edison lobbyists won't survive.

  10. December 18, 2023

    'ComEd 4' Sentencing Delayed Amid Bid To Await Justices' Call

    An Illinois federal judge on Monday struck early 2024 sentencing dates for a former Commonwealth Edison CEO and three lobbyists convicted of carrying out a legislative bribery scheme at Illinois' capitol to consider their argument that the U.S. Supreme Court has taken up an issue that could "upend" prosecutors' case and the jury's verdict.

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