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1 day ago · In fact, aside from the FBI agent monitoring the call from its Chicago field office, McClain also made the same assertion to at least two others that same day. Those calls weren’t played in court Thursday but were outlined in a 2019 affidavit used to get a judge’s permission for FBI agents to search McClain’s home and seize his cell phone.
Mar 2, 2022 · More than a year after his ouster as the longest-serving legislative leader in the country, former House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) has been indicted on charges of racketeering, bribery, wire fraud and extortion, federal prosecutors revealed Wednesday afternoon unsealing a case several years in the making.
- Hannah Meisel
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.
3 days ago · In his day-long testimony, ComEd's former General Counsel Tom O'Neill got to the heart of the corruption charges against Madigan and his co-defendant, Mike McClain. O'Neill described the utility ...
Oct 25, 2024 · And though he officially retired in late 2016, McClain could still be spotted around the marble halls of the Capitol building. He was especially likely to be in the third-floor office suite occupied by his longtime friend Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, along with his top deputies and staff.
Oct 21, 2024 · McClain is accused of acting as Madigan’s agent, passing along his instructions and shielding him from liability. “Together, the defendants engaged in a campaign of bribery,” Streicker said.
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.
