Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan ‘abused the tremendous power he wielded,’ prosecutor says as closing arguments begin
CHICAGO — Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and ...
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'Power and profit': Prosecutors summarize case against former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan
Final arguments are underway in the high-profile corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Ex-speaker Michael Madigan ‘abused the tremendous power he wielded,’ prosecutors say as closing arguments begin
Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and preserve ...
Closing arguments begin in corruption trial of former IL House Speaker Michael Madigan
Closing arguments began Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael MadiganLast week, the defense rested its case in the bribery and corruption trial at the ...
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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 ...
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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. “Power and profit,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Julia Schwartz said Wednesday after ...
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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 ...
Discussion and review precedes closing arguments at ex-speaker’s corruption trial
U.S. District Court Judge John Robert Blakey of the Northern District of Illinois is reviewing jury instructions ahead of ...
Attorneys to make final pitches at Madigan corruption trial
Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in ...
Corruption trial of Chicago’s ‘Velvet Hammer’ draws to dramatic close
The trial, now in its third month and heading towards closing arguments, is the culmination of a sprawling, decade-long corruption investigation that has netted several convictions, including the ...