Madigan asks to remain free pending conviction appeal
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Hooker was sentenced to 18 months in prison and a fine of $500,000 in U.S. District Court on Monday, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.
As sentencing proceeds for four people convicted in the ComEd Four trial, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan plans to appeal his conviction on ten counts of corruption. Earlier this week, U.
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan was sentenced Friday to 7 1/2 years in prison in his corruption case, capping a stunning fall for the once powerful politician.
Last year, a federal judge sentenced Madigan’s pseudo-counterpart in the Chicago City Council, five-decade Ald. Ed Burke, to two years in prison after his bribery conviction that also involved ...
The feds asked a judge to give John Hooker, a former ComEd exec, a prison sentence of 56 months following his conviction on charges including bribery conspiracy and willfully falsifying the utility company’s books.
Ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker is sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a bribery scandal involving ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday asked for nearly six years in prison for former ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain.