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The dismissal means ComEd no longer faces criminal charges and avoids conviction, while others have faced prison time as a result of the investigation that targeted former state House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Three years to the day after a bribery case unveiled against Commonwealth Edison blew the lid off the investigation into then-House Speaker Michael Madigan, a federal judge dismissed the charges against the utility giant as part of a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. attorney’s office. In announcing the charges on July 17, 2020, prosecutors accused ComEd of orchestrating a ...
Judge dismisses bribery charge against ComEd in case tied to Madigan
The company admitted committing bribery in a deferred prosecution agreement that came with a $200 million fine over its role in a scheme to win favor with Michael Madigan.
While ComEd’s criminal exposure is now over, the case still has a long way to go.