The four people accused of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) to advance Commonwealth Edison’s legislative agenda have begun telling jurors their side of story.
The defendants filed motions for acquittal based on insufficiency of the evidence, but the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied the motions at the close of the prosecution’s case on Wednesday.
Former ComEd executive Anne Pramaggiore is expected to take the stand to testify in her defense, according to local news outlets.
She is being charged along with lobbyists Michael McClain, Jay Doherty, and John Hooker. Before serving as ...
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