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1:20-cr-00812

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Illinois Northern

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  1. April 11, 2023

    Ex-Madigan Ally Says ComEd Paid Him For Almost No Work

    A top ally of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan testified Tuesday that he received payments for roughly seven years from Commonwealth Edison despite doing almost no work for the utility, with Madigan allegedly saying he controlled the arrangement.

  2. March 30, 2023

    Ex-ComEd Exec Says Favors Didn't Guarantee Speaker's Help

    Attorneys for former Commonwealth Edison employees accused of bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan got their chance this week to temper explosive testimony from a key witness who had wired up for the government, pressing him to admit there was "no guarantee" ComEd bills would pass after the utility hired Madigan-backed candidates.

  3. March 28, 2023

    Ex-ComEd Exec Testifies Utility Made Hires To Please Madigan

    Chicago federal jurors on Tuesday heard a series of secretly recorded conversations between former Commonwealth Edison lobbyists and executives on trial for allegedly bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, in which the defendants described a long history of doing favors for the legislative leader and admitted that some employees hired by the utility at his behest did little to no work.

  4. March 22, 2023

    Ex-ComEd GC Details Pressure To Hire Madigan-Backed Firm

    A Jenner & Block LLP partner testified this week that he faced at times "relentless" pressure to direct legal work when he was in-house counsel for Commonwealth Edison to an ally of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, and that he found himself raising concerns when the utility sought to hire Madigan associates.

  5. March 16, 2023

    ComEd Lobbyist On Wiretap: 'My Client Is The Speaker'

    Chicago federal jurors on Thursday heard a wiretap recording of a former Commonwealth Edison lobbyist on trial for bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan saying that even though the lobbyist was being paid by ComEd, "my client is the speaker."

  6. March 15, 2023

    Secret ComEd Tapes Will Prove Madigan Bribery, Jury Told

    Prosecutors told a Chicago federal jury Wednesday that they would hear more than 100 recordings of four former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists describing in their own words an intricate, yearslong scheme to bribe former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan to advance the utility's legislative agenda.

  7. March 13, 2023

    ComEd Exec's Trial A Test Of Prosecutors' Bribery Strategy

    The trial against a group of former Commonwealth Edison employees charged with bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is set to kick off this week, with federal prosecutors under pressure to secure convictions in what could serve as a preview of their case against the embattled former legislative kingmaker.

  8. January 02, 2023

    Illinois Cases To Watch In 2023

    The Illinois Supreme Court is set to significantly help businesses in 2023 assess the risk of litigating biometric privacy claims, with anticipated decisions regarding how long plaintiffs can wait to sue over violations and how often their claims accrue.

  9. July 14, 2022

    Ex-ComEd CEO, Lobbyists Set For March Bribery Trial

    Commonwealth Edison Co.'s former CEO and several ex-lobbyists and consultants are now set to go to trial in Chicago on March 6 on charges of conspiracy and bribery to push for energy regulation favorable to the utility.

  10. February 17, 2022

    Ex-ComEd CEO, Lobbyists Must Face Corruption Charges

    An Illinois federal judge refused to dismiss public corruption charges against Commonwealth Edison Co.'s former CEO and other ex-lobbyists and executives on Thursday, saying prosecutors didn't need to allege a quid pro quo to bring charges that the former employees conspired to bribe public officials in a push for favorable energy regulation.

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