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The convictions could affect the bribery trial next year of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and could spark ethics reforms and questions about how politicians are lobbied.
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The 'ComEd 4' convictions provided the latest tale of Democratic corruption in Illinois. But the case is unlikely to provide a major boost to the state's minority Republican party.
The former CEO of Commonwealth Edison and three former lobbyists for the utility were found guilty this week in what prosecutors described as a bribery scheme to gain favor with ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
The four convicted former ComEd executives and lobbyists will learn their punishment early next year.
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A federal judge on Friday set sentencing dates in January for the “ComEd Four,” a group of utility executives and lobbyists convicted by a jury earlier in the week in a scheme to bribe ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.