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(The Center Square) – Defense attorneys in the “ComEd 4” federal corruption trial intimated to jurors on Thursday that there was no way former House Speaker Michael Madigan would ever conspire with the defendants in a pay-for-play sche...

Anne Pramaggiore testifies in her defense that she was unaware that the contractors hired by the utility through Jay Doherty’s company had connections to the ex- speaker.

Anne Pramaggiore testifies in her defense that she was unaware that the contractors hired by the utility through Jay Doherty’s company had connections to the ex- speaker.

Though the trial is now entering its sixth week, there were hints Monday that it could be nearing its end.

Anne Pramaggiore went toe-to-toe with Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Streicker, who questioned Pramaggiore for around two and a half hours and challenged the assertions Pramaggiore made Monday on the witness stand.

The prosecution’s best testimony has come from the defendants’ own mouths, captured in the dozens of wiretapped phone calls and secretly recorded videos.

As the trial shifts to the defense phase, one thing has become clear. The prosecution’s best testimony hasn’t come from the cooperators who testified, but from the defendants’ own mouths.

The ongoing ComEd bribery trial continued Thursday as jurors heard witness testimony from the former CEO.

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors have nearly finished presenting their case to jurors in the Commonwealth Edison bribery trial after calling 37 witnesses over 16 days. For most of the day Tuesday, prosecutors had one o...

After 17 days of testimony, prosecutors rested their case outlining allegations that the utility tried to bribe then-House Speaker Michael Madigan, and one defendant, former CEO Anne Pramaggiore will testify.