Breaking: Jurors have reached a verdict in the “ComEd Four” bribery case, after seven weeks of testimony in the trial of former Commonwealth Edison officials accused of working to corruptly influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Federal prosecutors have painted the defendants as a close knit group of “conspirators” who plotted to give “a continuous stream of benefits” to “corruptly influence and reward Madigan” in order to get his support on Springfield legislation that would benefit the utility company.
During the lengthy trial, jurors heard from numerous witnesses including Fidel Marquez, ComEd’s vice president of government affairs turned government mole after he secretly recorded numerous conversations with the defendants and later pleaded guilty to a bribery charge. “Your money comes from Springfield, ComEd money,” Doherty said in the recording. “My bottom line advice would be, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it with those guys.”
During closing arguments, McClain’s attorney Patrick Cotter said while jurors may find some of what they heard distasteful, and while they may not like politics or lobbyists in general, it was all above board and legal.
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