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Federal jurors on Tuesday reached a guilty verdict in the case against four former political power players who were labeled "grand masters of corruption" for their alleged conspiracy to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to benefit ComEd.

After six weeks of trial, 12 jurors are considering the merits of the case that ended former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record-breaking grip on power.

After nearly seven weeks of evidence and arguments, a federal jury is now deliberating the fate of the “ComEd Four,” a group of executives and lobbyists accused of bribing then-House Speaker Michael Madigan to win his influence over the utility’s legislative agenda in Springfield.

After six weeks of trial, 12 jurors are considering the merits of the case that ended former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record-breaking grip on power.

"This is not a bribery conspiracy. This is a business decision." Attorneys for ’ComEd Four‘ argue their case as deliberations near.

Federal jurors have begun to deliberate the case against four former political power players who were labeled Tuesday “grand masters of corruption" for their alleged conspiracy to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan to benefit ComEd.

The cross-examination of former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore took a dramatic turn when she inadvertently opened the door to questions about a 2019 interview with prosecutors.

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 Center Square) – Prosecutors are expected to continue presenting their case in the ComEd 4 trial on Tuesday. A scheduling conflict on Monday gave jurors had the day off from U.S. District Court Judge Harry Leinenwe...