The Department of Justice is reviewing the convictions in the landmark “ComEd Four” bribery case involving former House Speaker Michael Madigan on counts involving violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which the Trump administration says has been stretched beyond its intended reach.
A federal judge Wednesday set sentencing for former House Speaker Michael Madigan on bribery and other charges for June 13.
A federal judge Monday granted a new trial on some counts in the “ComEd Four” case involving former House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying the Supreme Court’s ruling last year on a key bribery statute means the jury was not instructed properly.
The foreman of the jury that rendered a split decision in the landmark trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan said Wednesday that the panel was deadlocked 11-1 in favor of acquittal on the main racketeering charge and that he felt much of the prosecution was “government overreach.”
A federal jury Wednesday convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the most powerful person in Illinois politics, of bribery conspiracy charges in a wide-ranging case alleging he ran his governmental and political operations like a criminal enterprise.
Jurors in the marathon trial of ex-speaker Michael Madigan were to return Wednesday to “start fresh,” in their words, after ending deliberations early on Tuesday afternoon.
Jurors to return Tuesday for their 10th day of deliberations in the marathon corruption trial of ex-speaker Michael Madigan.
Jurors in the landmark public corruption trial of Michael Madigan are continuing their deliberations Friday, the eighth day of discussions in the marathon case.
Jurors in the Michael Madigan corruption trial have returned to Chicago’s federal courthouse for their seventh day of deliberations.
Jurors in the Michael Madigan corruption trial are resuming deliberations Wednesday, their sixth day of discussions in the landmark case.