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1:20-cr-00812

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Illinois Northern

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  1. May 28, 2025

    'ComEd Four' Denied New Trial After High Court Ruling

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion by Commonwealth Edison Co.'s former CEO and lobbyists to throw out their corruption convictions in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court false-statement ruling, saying the jury made a "reasonable call" that they falsified internal records to hide the steering of benefits to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

  2. May 12, 2025

    Deny 'ComEd Four' A 'Third Bite' At Posttrial Apple, Feds Urge

    Prosecutors are asking an Illinois federal judge to disregard a former Commonwealth Edison CEO and three lobbyists' bid to use a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to try again to unwind their bribery convictions, arguing their motion is untimely and ignores the inapplicability of the high court's ruling, the jury instructions and "overwhelming evidence" proving their guilt.

  3. March 27, 2025

    Sentencing 'ComEd Four' Key For Closure, Ill. Judge Says

    A former Commonwealth Edison executive and three lobbyists will be sentenced in July for conspiring to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a federal judge said Thursday, rejecting the assertion that he'd be "reckless" to proceed before determining how a recent U.S. Supreme Court false-statement ruling impacts their case.

  4. March 03, 2025

    Some 'ComEd Four' Bribery Counts Vacated Over Jury Charge

    An Illinois federal judge on Monday ordered a retrial on four bribery charges in the case against an ex-Commonwealth Edison executive and three lobbyists convicted of conspiring to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, finding the jury was improperly instructed in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling but leaving intact the overarching conspiracy conviction.

  5. February 18, 2025

    'ComEd Four' Look To Halt Case After Trump FCPA Order

    Four former Commonwealth Edison CEO executives and lobbyists convicted of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asked a federal judge on Monday to stay all proceedings in their case, citing an executive order from President Donald Trump they claim could lead to the dropping of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges.

  6. October 16, 2024

    Feds Pan ComEd Four's Effort To Avoid Convictions

    Prosecutors urged an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to reject an acquittal bid brought by Commonwealth Edison's former CEO and three co-defendants in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrowing the scope of federal bribery law, arguing that not only is their motion untimely, but the government proved quid pro quo bribery at trial last year.

  7. August 28, 2024

    Feds' Bribery Case 'Rotten From The Start,' ComEd Four Say

    Former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore and her three co-defendants have asked an Illinois federal judge to acquit them on all counts, arguing their bribery convictions cannot stand because the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling narrowing the scope of a federal corruption law confirmed the government's case "has been rotten from the start."

  8. July 26, 2024

    Illinois Cases To Watch In 2024: Midyear Report

    Illinois attorneys say they are considering the path forward for Springfield corruption prosecutions following a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, as well as paying attention to what comes next in Motorola Solutions' trade secret contempt fight and potential new guidelines for music copyright cases. Here are the cases to watch in Illinois for the rest of 2024.

  9. July 09, 2024

    'ComEd Four' To Renew Acquittal Bid After Bribery Ruling

    An Illinois federal judge effectively pushed the next ruling in the criminal case against former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore and her three co-defendants to at least winter, as the defendants vowed to renew their acquittal bid in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling finding that federal bribery law doesn't criminalize rewards given after an official act.

  10. February 29, 2024

    'ComEd Four' Bribery Sentences Must Wait For Justices' Input

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday granted a request to stay sentencing hearings for a former Commonwealth Edison CEO and three lobbyists convicted of carrying out a legislative bribery scheme at Illinois' capitol until after the nation's top court decides a case reviewing federal bribery law later this year.