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2 days ago · November 1, 2024 @ 8:48 am. Local News. CHICAGO, IL — Government witness Will Cousineau is not done testifying after spending parts of three days in the witness box at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain. Cousineau worked in Madigan’s office and for the ...
Oct 23, 2024 · But an attorney for the ex-speaker accused the feds of fundamentally misunderstanding Madigan, instead describing him as an “FDR New Deal Democrat” who was primarily interested in jobs – both for his constituents of the Illinois House district he represented for 50 years on Chicago’s Southwest Side and for Illinoisans statewide.
Oct 14, 2022 · The superseding indictment unsealed today includes the prior charges and adds an additional conspiracy count against Madigan and McClain related to an alleged corruption scheme involving AT&T Illinois.
Oct 24, 2024 · After Pugh finished, McClain defense attorney Patrick Cotter spent less than a minute questioning Drury. Judge John Robert Blakey said it was the first time he heard an attorney say, “Very ...
4 days ago · In 2022, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois accused Madigan and McClain in their 23-count criminal indictment of trading legislative support for jobs, bribes and other benefits.
Mar 2, 2022 · The indictment accuses Madigan of engaging in multiple schemes to reap the benefits of private legal work unlawfully steered to his law firm, including legal work from those with business before the State of Illinois and City of Chicago.
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May 3, 2023 · The outcome of the seven-week trial of former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and former company lobbyists Michael McClain, John Hooker and Jay Doherty — convictions for all four — is certain to impact the racketeering and bribery trial next year of one-time House Speaker Michael Madigan.
