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UPDATED: Madigan guilty of bribery as split verdict punctuates ex-speaker’s fall
Mike McClain, a longtime Springfield lobbyist and confidant to ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, exits the Dirksen Federal ...
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Madigan guilty of bribery as split verdict punctuates ex-Illinois speaker’s fall
CHICAGO – Former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, ...
Once a political giant, Madigan now a convicted felon and likely prison inmate — but not a racketeer
The verdict capped an unpredictable four-month trial that gave jurors an upfront and uncensored look at the practice of behind-the-scenes politics in Chicago and Illinois in the previous decade.
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Michael Madigan Found Guilty of Bribery Conspiracy, Other Charges as Jury Deadlocked on Racketeering
Michael Madigan, once the state of Illinois’ most powerful politician during his decades-long run as Illinois House Speaker ...
Michael Madigan guilty of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud
Jurors found Madigan guilty of 10 counts against him and not guilty of seven others, including a charge of racketeering ...
No sweep for either side, but Madigan jury’s split verdict still offers ‘historic’ corruption conviction
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan minced no words on the day Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his longtime political ...