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Madigan Driven by ‘Power, Profit,’ Used ComEd as ‘Personal Piggy Bank,’ Prosecutors Tell Jury in Closing Arguments of Corruption Case
Closing statements officially got underway Thursday afternoon, more than three months after the corruption trial of Madigan ...
Prosecutor: ‘Power and profit,’ ex-speaker ‘abused his public office’
Closing arguments have begun at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago.
Mike Madigan trial updates: Ex-speaker finishes testimony after tough prosecutor questioning
Madigan, along with his co-defendant, Mike McClain, are accused of running a criminal enterprise that sought to use his ...
Wiretaps key to Michael Madigan corruption trial
Real estate lawyer Michael Madigan, a lawmaker for 50 years, is accused of using ComEd as his “personal piggy bank.” ...
Michael Madigan questioned by prosecutors, trial recap
Madigan was questioned by his defense attorneys over two days last week, denying the corruption charges against him and ...
Michael Madigan corruption trial nears conclusion after months of drama
After more than three months, dozens of witnesses and hundreds of audio recordings, the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will soon be in the hands of a jury.
‘So you elected to put a knife into his back?’: Madigan grilled over comments about Cullerton
Former House Speaker Michael Madigan was grilled at his corruption trial on Tuesday about a comment on federal wiretaps, ...
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Madigan ‘abused the tremendous power he wielded,’ prosecutors say as closing arguments begin
CHICAGO — Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and ...