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Bribery trial comes to a close after attorneys have last words
Bribery trial comes to a close after attorneys have last words By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – Before jury
Even though Madigan is not on trial, lawyers for the ComEd Four defendants have tried to cast doubt in jurors' minds by challenging the allegation that Madigan could be bought.
Four executives and lobbyists got together on a scheme to shower then-House Speaker Michael Madigan with a stream of benefits, prosecutors said during closing arguments at the 'ComEd Four' trial.
Federal prosecutors rejected Monday the idea that a “stunning" stream of benefits delivered to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan by four political power players in his final decade in office amounted to legal lobbying, goodwill or politics.