Posted on 03/02/2022 3:07:49 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House and for decades one of the nation’s most powerful legislators, was charged with racketeering and bribery Wednesday, becoming the most prominent politician swept up in a federal investigation of entrenched government corruption in the state.
Madigan, 79, is charged in the 22-count indictment with racketeering conspiracy, using interstate facilities in aid of bribery, wire fraud and attempted extortion.
Madigan, who resigned from the Legislature a year ago, was the longest-serving state House speaker in modern U.S. history and was nicknamed the “Velvet Hammer” for his insistence on strict party discipline. A procession of senior Illinois politicians, including three governors, was charged during his tenure, but politicians long believed the savvy Madigan would never be among them.
The 106-page indictment alleges Madigan used not just his role as speaker, but various positions of power to further his alleged criminal enterprise, including his chairmanship of the Illinois Democratic Party. It also accuses Madigan of reaping the benefits of private legal work illegally steered to his law firm, including from firms with matters before the state or the city of Chicago.
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“Madigan, 79”
To quote someone: “At this point, what difference does it make?”
Madigan, 79, hack politician in perpetuity.
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Ya. Skimmed the whole post not seeing anything, so ya. (D)
Look for party affiliation.If it’s not in the first sentence you know he/she/it is a Rat.
Sounds like something Hunter Biden would be involved in...
His daughter was IL AG for a while - until she left government in 2019. These are Federal charges, but I wonder if she saw the writing on the wall and got out while the gettin’ was good.
This is like when the feds indict the “Boss” of a Mafia family except they don’t get around to it until the Boss is 83 and no longer running things on a day-to-day basis.
How the AP article would read if he were a republican:
Republican House speaker charged with racketeering
The Associated Press ^ | March 2, 2022 | By MICHAEL TARM and JOHN O’CONNOR
Posted on 3/2/2022, 6:07:49 PM by Oldeconomybuyer
CHICAGO (AP) — Republican Michael Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House and for decades one of the nation’s most powerful Republican legislators, was charged with racketeering and bribery Wednesday, becoming the most prominent Republican politician swept up in a federal investigation of entrenched Republican government corruption in the state.
Madigan, 79, is charged in the 22-count indictment with racketeering conspiracy, using interstate facilities in aid of bribery, wire fraud and attempted extortion in his position as the Republican speaker.
Madigan, who resigned from the Legislature a year ago, was the longest-serving Republican state House speaker in modern U.S. history and was nicknamed the “Velvet Hammer” for his insistence on strict Republican party discipline. A procession of senior Republican Illinois politicians, including three Republican governor, were charged during his tenure, but Republican politicians long believed the savvy Madigan would never be among them.
But Hunter knows he’d get a pardon.
Yep, no mention of party affiliation in article. My how I despise these bastards!
Democrats are Democrats first.
Well done!
Of course he’s a Dem. If he was a Republican, that would have been made clear in the first sentence.
Illinois, the cradle of political corruption ? The former home of Hussein Obama and Hillary ?
Who woulda’ thought ?
Too late, the state is already ruined financially.
Dem (fourth paragraph)
As a resident of HELLINOIS, I can tell you factually Madigan is a DEMOCRAT.
The new IL Speaker of the House is also a DEMOCRAT, hand-picked by Madigan himself.
Surprised I found the word “Democrat” as early as the third paragraph.
Hilarious!
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