Lead Madigan prosecutor leaving U.S. attorney's office after more than two decades
It’s unclear what prompted the departure of Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu. The news comes in the early days of ...
Judge tosses 4 of 9 counts in ComEd bribery case in wake of Supreme Court ruling
U.S. District Judge Manish Shah left intact the conspiracy conviction and other counts against the four defendants, convicted ...
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A disappearing witness, an odd choice of hold music and the Fighting Irish: 5 strange things you might not know about the Madigan trial
With allegations of corruption at the highest levels of state government, the racketeering trial of former Democratic House Speaker Michael J. Madigan and his longtime confidant, ex-lobbyist ...
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With Madigan conviction and feds on the line, are Illinois politicians getting the message?
That’s the message Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu sent last month during Michael J. Madigan’s trial as lawyers discussed a wiretapped call Sun-Times City Hall reporter Fran Spielman ...
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Democratic Power Broker in Illinois Is Convicted in Corruption Trial
Michael J. Madigan, a formidable force in the state’s politics for decades, faced federal charges of racketeering, bribery and conspiracy. By Julie Bosman Reporting from Chicago Michael J.
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Mike Madigan trial updates: Defense rests case in federal corruption trial
Madigan attorney Dan Collins noted that that the hiring of Rush by Friends of Michael J. Madigan Hiring was in publicly filed documents. Bhachu also asked about the effort to get a job for Jaime ...
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Mike Madigan trial updates: Defense begins closing arguments in federal corruption trial
Madigan attorney Dan Collins noted that that the hiring of Rush by Friends of Michael J. Madigan Hiring was in publicly filed documents. Bhachu also asked about the effort to get a job for Jaime ...
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Strange things emerged in Madigan trial
With allegations of corruption at the highest levels of state government, the racketeering trial of former Democratic House Speaker Michael J. Madigan and his longtime confidant, ex-lobbyist ...
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Judge grants retrial on bribery counts in ‘ComEd Four’ case involving Madigan
A federal judge Monday granted a new trial on some counts in the “ComEd Four” case involving former House Speaker Michael ...
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Madigan Conviction Marks an End to the Daley-Style Machine Era
The conviction of Michael J. Madigan on corruption and conspiracy charges marks a definitive end to the Daley-style machine era. There, we said it. Yes, the federal jury that sat for months ...
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Strange things emerged in Madigan trial
The jury learned this odd fact when prosecutors played a key wiretapped conversation from June 2017, which began when FBI mole Daniel Solis called the speaker back at Madigan & Ge ...