'Corruption toll': Federal jury convicts 4 at Chicago bribery trial
During closing arguments, prosecutor Amarjeet Bhachu called the four defendants “grand masters of corruption."
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During closing arguments, prosecutor Amarjeet Bhachu called the four defendants “grand masters of corruption."
Ex-ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, former ComEd lobbyist Mike McClain, retired ComEd executive John Hooker and ex-City Club of Chicago president and former ComEd consultant Jay Doherty were each charged more than two years ago with bribery conspiracy, bribery and willfully falsifying the company’s books.
The four top lobbyists and executives at the state’s largest electric utility were convicted May 2 for their involvement in a multi-year scheme to funnel $1.3 million in jobs, contracts and payments to sway the former Illinois House Speaker.
‘Corruption toll’: Federal jury convicts 4 at bribery trial
CHICAGO — A federal jury on Tuesday convicted the “ComEd Four” defendants of the lead charge alleging they conspired to bribe Illinois' Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan to win his