ComEd Four Corruption Convictions Must Stand, Prosecutors Say

A group of former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists found guilty last year of paying former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) to advance the utility company’s legislative agenda shouldn’t be allowed to ask the court to reconsider their motions for a new trial.

The defendants’ post-trial motions were denied more than eight months ago, and their new motions “seek mostly the same relief,” prosecutors said. They styled their filing a “motion to reconsider,” but a party can’t sidestep a time limit imposed by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure “by simply affixing a different name to the motion,” the ...