Jurors in the Michael Madigan corruption trial on Wednesday are expected to hear testimony from legendary 13th Ward precinct captain Edward Moody, the onetime Cook County Recorder of Deeds who prosecutors say raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars from ComEd through do-nothing consulting contract.
Defense attorneys in the Michael Madigan corruption trial began their cross-examination of a key witness Tuesday by trying to distinguish between exchanging jobs for official actions and simply currying favor with the formidable ex-House speaker.
Jurors in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday heard a wiretapped phone call where the speaker’s longtime confidant laid out his rather old-school worldview when it came to political hiring recommendations.
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.
The 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.
Jurors in Michael Madigan’s corruption trial on Monday heard a key wiretapped phone call in which the speaker’s longtime confidant told him about a plan to kick thousands of dollars to a loyal ward aide who was ousted after being accused of sexual harassment.
More tapes were played at Madigan’s corruption trial Thursday as testimony ventured into the #MeToo-era sexual harassment scandal that engulfed the speaker’s office and posed the most significant threat in decades to his grip on power.
The former general counsel for Commonwealth Edison testified Tuesday that he had “reservations” about selecting Juan Ochoa for the utility’s board after a background check turned up some significant political baggage.
Illinois state Rep. Bob Rita will be back on the witness stand Monday in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan, where he is expected to give jurors a first-hand account of Madigan’s far-reaching power in the General Assembly.
Jurors in the corruption trial of ex-political powerhouse Michael Madigan are hearing the former House Speaker on secretly recorded audio Thursday, along with testimony from a onetime Skokie legislator who had been a ranking Democrat on Madigan’s leadership team.