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Michael Madigan guilty of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud
The decade-long FBI investigation that led to Madigan’s trial roiled local politics and changed the course of Illinois ...
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Madigan ends testimony after sharing one of his regrets: ‘That I had any time spent with Danny Solis’
As part of an FBI ruse, Solis asked Madigan for help in 2018 landing a paid seat on a government board. During a follow-up conversation on Aug. 2, 2018, Solis promised the speaker, “I’m gonna ...
‘Suspicion doesn’t cut it’: Madigan attorney urges jury to ‘see the man, not the myth’
As former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s defense lawyers began their closing arguments last week, attorney Dan Collins pointed to something the former speaker said when he took the witness ...
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Madigan leaves witness stand expressing regret for ‘any time spent with Danny Solis’
Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu grilled Madigan about why he’d agreed to forward Solis’ name to newly elected Gov. JB Pritzker in the fall of 2018 for consideration to a high-paying ...
Jury in Madigan trial hears stipulated testimony from Gov. Pritzker as defense case comes to a close
Jurors in the Michael Madigan corruption case have heard a lot of evidence about a 2018 meeting between the then-powerful House speaker and incoming Gov. JB Pritzker, where the two Democrats allegedly ...