Former Speaker of Illinois’ House of Representatives Michael J. Madigan, accused of taking bribes to advance legislation beneficial to Commonwealth Edison Co. and Illinois Bell Telephone Co., has asked a federal court in Chicago to dismiss RICO, bribery, and Travel Act charges.
The prosecution’s case against Madigan is, at its core, that he “recommended people for jobs with ComEd and AT&T while legislation of interest to those utilities was pending before the Illinois House of Representatives,” the motion to dismiss, filed on Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, argues.
The allegations describe “a commonplace ...
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