Defense takes first shot at key prosecution witness in Madigan trial
14 hours ago · Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file Share It’s been a week since Fidel Marquez first took the stand as a star witness in the corruption trial of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, but only on ...
Madigan trial resumes with cross-examination of ex-ComEd exec
17 hours ago · Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan outside Chicago's federal court building on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (The Center Square) – Defense attorneys have begun cross-examining a convicted former ComEd executive at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.
Michael Madigan trial: Jurors hear call about the 'game'
5 days ago · UPDATED: November 7, 2024 at 8:07 PM CST. Jurors in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday heard a wiretapped phone call in which the speaker’s longtime ...
Michael Madigan racketeering trial gets underway: 'The …
Oct 21, 2024 · A federal prosecutor accused former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan of “corruption at the highest levels of state government” as opening statements finally got underway Monday in Madigan’s highly anticipated racketeering conspiracy trial.
Michael Madigan trial updates: Testimony continues in former …
Nov 5, 2024 · Here's how the news is developing. Nov 06, 2024, 4:29 AM GMT. ... "I didn't expect them to do any work as they were hired as a favor to Michael Madigan," Marquez said.
The case against Mike Madigan, laid out in explosive court …
Oct 7, 2024 · Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan is charged with a racketeering conspiracy and other crimes spanning five alleged schemes. The charges and the details of the 10-year FBI investigation that led to his trial have been …
Madigan’s longtime aide takes the stand to testify against …
Oct 30, 2024 · Michael J. Madigan ’s attorneys tried again Tuesday to distance the former Illinois House speaker from a longtime friend and confidant, pressing ComEd’s onetime top counsel over whether he had direct knowledge of the men discussing an unusual law firm contract.
Longest-serving state legislative leader ... - Associated Press News
CHICAGO (AP) — As the longest-serving legislative leader in American history, Michael Madigan repeatedly exploited his public role for private benefit, federal prosecutors alleged Monday during opening statements in Illinois’ largest corruption trial in years.
Michael Madigan once controlled much of Illinois politics. Now …
Oct 6, 2024 · The former Illinois House Speaker once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in American history will enter a federal courtroom this week on charges he used his vast influence to run a “criminal enterprise” to amass even more wealth and power.
4 decades after rising to power and nearly 4 years since his fall ...
Oct 18, 2024 · Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan – a mainstay of Illinois political power for over four decades – is pictured leaving the Dirksen Federal Courthouse earlier this year after a hearing regarding the corruption charges he faces. Opening statements in his trial are slated for next week.
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