Courthouse News
Mike Madigan was sentenced Friday to seven-and-a-half years in prison on federal bribery and racketeering charges, sunsetting a decadelong federal investigation into the former Illinois House speaker.
Madigan, 83, was also dealt $2.5 million in fines. The courtroom at Dirksen Federal Courthouse was packed for the former lawmaker’s sentencing, so much so that court marshals had to open an overflow room to watch the proceedings.
Madigan was indicted in 2022 in connection to a bribery scheme with utility provider CommonwealthEdison. The indictment said Madigan conspired to pass bills that would benefit ComEd and its parent company, the Exelon Corporation, from 2011 to 2019. More
And this is different from normal and accepted practices how?
He was there a loooooong time.
Crookeder than Slick Willie’s crank.
I’m glad to hear his sentence is for a good stretch of hard time. Now, I sure hope he doesn’t go to one of those country club lockups.
This is weak. Considering his long criminal record it should be “at hard labor on a chain gang.”
It took some digging to find he is a member of the “D”club. The lack of mention in the article gave me a good idea though.
No mention in the “news” that he was a Dem. Big surprise.
He basically ran Illinois for 30 years. Trump may not pardon him but it’s a safe bet Pritzger will if he has the power to.
@richard — Courthouse News:
Pritzger can go piss up a rope. Of course, he’s so fat he’d have to be supine to try.
I’m shocked I tell ya.
ILLINOIS Where the governors make our license plates after they leave office.