Federal prosecutors late Monday revealed a muted initial response to the bombshell U.S. Supreme Court decision that could directly affect some of the counts in the case against former Democratic Il…
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, foreground, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 3, 2024. Former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan departs from his lawyers' office, March 9, 2022, after making his first virtual court appearance for his indictment.Speaker Michael Madigan arrives for the Illinois House Democratic caucus during a spring session of the General Assembly at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield in 2019.House Speaker Michael Madigan listens Dec.
ComEd allegedly also heaped legal work onto a Madigan ally, granted his request to put a political associate on the state-regulated utility’s board and distributed bundles of summer internships to college students living in his Southwest Side legislative district.The update Monday followed the request of U.S.
The government and both defendants also signaled support for keeping the identities of the jurors away from the public and media during the trial. They argued confidentiality followed guidelines set out in the high-profile trial of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who went to prison over the attempted sale of the U.S. Senate seat vacated in 2008 by President-elect Barack Obama.
The Supreme Court’s decision will reverberate significantly in Chicago, where federal prosecutors have used the 666 statute for years to bring political corruption indictments, including against Madigan. As many as five of the 23 overall counts facing Madigan were considered similar to those the high court undercut.
McClain is a former state legislator, became a longtime Madigan confidant and worked as a lobbyist for several clients, including utility giant Commonwealth Edison. McClain was convicted last year of orchestrating an alleged bribery scheme by ComEd as part of the “ComEd Four” case. That same alleged scheme forms the backbone of the pending case against Madigan and McClain.
“Don’t worry about it,” Madigan allegedly said during the conversation, which was secretly being videotaped by Solis. “Just leave it in my hands.”
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