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  • Former Madigan chief of staff indicted in ComEd corruption probe

    05/27/2021 9:59:36 AM PDT · by CheshireTheCat · 5 replies
    The Center Square ^ | May 26, 2021 | Greg Bishop
    Tim Mapes served for years under former House Speaker Michael Madigan as the clerk of the Illinois House and as Madigan’s chief of staff. Now, Mapes has been indicted on a charge of lying to a grand jury in a federal bribery probe connected to the longtime former speaker. Last summer, federal prosecutors revealed a deferred prosecution agreement ComEd entered into where the utility admitted to paying associates of Madigan in money and jobs in order to curry favor from the then-speaker. Com-Ed agreed to pay a $200 million fine and cooperate in the investigation. Madigan has not been charged...
  • Judge Reveals (Illinois Dem Governor) Blagojevich is (Bribe-Taking)'Public Official A'

    02/27/2008 10:27:40 AM PST · by tcrlaf · 14 replies · 135+ views
    Chicago Tribune ^ | 7-25-07 | Jeff Coen, Bob Secter and John Chase
    Laying to rest the latest parlor game of Illinois politics, a federal judge on Monday made it crystal clear that "A" stands for Rod Blagojevich in the public corruption case against the governor's indicted fundraiser, Antoin "Tony" Rezko. A ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Amy St. Eve dispensed with an array of pseudonyms that had cloaked the identities of several people who allegedly benefited from Rezko's financial schemes, including Blagojevich. He had previously been referred to in court documents only as Public Official A. The nine-page ruling was heavy on political names and dealmaking, revealing for the first time...