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A group of former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists has been found guilty of participating in an eight-year-long conspiracy to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) to advance the utility company’s legislative agenda.
Two former Commonwealth Edison executives on trial for allegedly bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) to advance the utility company’s legislative agenda told jurors on Monday that the government showed their actions were good lobbying, not illegal acts.
Prosecutors are set to begin their closing argument April 24 in the trial of four people accused of bribing one of the most powerful politicians in Illinois in an effort to advance legislation critical to Commonwealth Edison’s economic success.
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