Jury sees more evidence surrounding payments to Madigan campaign worker ousted for sexual harassment
Jurors saw more evidence Monday about payments his co-defendant arranged to a political staffer who was ousted amid sexual harassment ...
Tag: Madigan Trial
Capitol News Illinois reporter Hannah Meisel covered the corruption trial of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan from the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago.
Wiretaps show McClain arranging checks for Madigan loyalist fired after #MeToo allegations
In day eight of Michael Madigan's trial, wiretap evidence revealed lobbyist Mike McClain arranging financial support for a fired Madigan ...
Madigan co-defendant had unparalleled access to speaker, ex-top aide testifies
In day seven of Michael Madigan's trial, former staffers testified on the powerful role and unique access lobbyist Mike McClain ...
ComEd execs joked Madigan co-defendant was ‘double agent,’ utility’s former top lawyer testifies
In the Madigan trial, ComEd’s former attorney testified about lobbyist Mike McClain’s close relationship with the ex-speaker and how job ...
Madigan co-defendant warned ComEd CEO not to ‘provoke a reaction from our Friend’
In the Madigan corruption trial, ComEd’s former attorney detailed persistent lobbying efforts to secure contracts for allies of the former ...
‘My client is the speaker’: Jury hears wiretapped calls of Madigan co-defendant, longtime friend
In Michael Madigan’s corruption trial, wiretap recordings reveal the close loyalty and influence of his associate Mike McClain, who worked ...
ComEd exec testifies utility prepared for bankruptcy before 2011 law threw it a lifeline
In Michael Madigan's corruption trial, a ComEd executive testified about the utility's financial troubles before key legislation, allegedly tied to ...
Feds ‘turned over heaven and earth’ in Madigan probe but found no real bribes, co-defendant says
In day two of Michael Madigan's corruption trial, the defense argued that no real bribes were found, while prosecutors highlighted ...
Madigan’s approach to power at center of opening statements in his corruption trial
Opening statements in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan reveal allegations of bribery and racketeering tied ...
4 decades after rising to power and nearly 4 years since his fall, former Speaker Madigan goes to trial
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's long-anticipated corruption trial begins, with charges involving racketeering, bribery, and wire fraud. The trial, ...
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