Lawyers for the ex-president of AT&T Illinois are seeking to bar key evidence in his upcoming bribery trial, arguing in a recent filing that prosecutors have failed to identify any conspiracy t…
Lawyers for the ex-president of AT&T Illinois are seeking to bar key evidence in his upcoming bribery trial, arguing in a recent filing that prosecutors have failed to identify any conspiracy to “corruptly” influence then-House Speaker Michael Madigan to win passage of key legislation in Springfield.
La Schiazza’s defense team also pointed out that the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule next month inthat could redraw the meaning of “corruptly” in the bribery statute, significantly raising the bar for what prosecutors have to prove. According to the prosecution’s Santiago proffer, shortly after the controversial bill passed in Springfield in 2017, La Schiazza received a request from a Madigan relative to sponsor a nonprofit event. He forwarded the request to a colleague in the legislative affairs department, writing “this will be endless,” according to the filing.“Yep,” La Schiazza allegedly responded. “We are on the friends and family plan now.
That fall, Madigan helped to advance the small cell bill during the veto session of the Illinois General Assembly, and in the spring of 2018, he helped defeat an amendment to the legislation that would have been harmful to AT&T’s interests, according to prosecutors.
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