USA v. Madigan et al
Case Number:
1:22-cr-00115
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Firms
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January 03, 2024
Ex-Ill. Speaker's RICO Trial Moved To October
An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday rescheduled the April racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to Oct. 8 to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to interpret the federal bribery statute, but refused to grant his bid to stay the case entirely because "we have plenty of work to do."
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January 01, 2024
Illinois Cases To Watch In 2024
One of the biggest players in Illinois politics faces a criminal racketeering trial, a host of lawsuits filed under a decades-old genetic information privacy law will advance and the state's high court is expected to further weigh in on insurance coverage for litigation under the state's biometric privacy statute in some of the Illinois cases to watch in 2024.
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December 19, 2023
Ex-Speaker Seeks Bribery Trial Delay As Justices Weigh In
Embattled former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan argued Tuesday that a federal judge should either pause his corruption case or postpone trial until the nation's high court interprets the bribery statute in a ruling that Madigan says will have a "monumental impact" on his case.
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March 01, 2023
Madigan Wants 'Far-Flung' Charges Out Of Corruption Case
Embattled former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan wants a federal judge to throw out criminal racketeering and other corruption charges alleging he used his powerful political position and Chicago law firm to solicit and receive benefits for himself and his allies, arguing it's not a crime to make job recommendations or curry favor with public officials.
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November 01, 2022
Ex-Ill. Speaker Pleads Not Guilty To New Conspiracy Charge
Embattled former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan pled not guilty Tuesday to an additional conspiracy charge in the wake of AT&T Illinois' admission last month that it arranged to pay one of the Democrat's allies in order to win his vote and influence over favorable legislation.
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October 21, 2022
Former AT&T Illinois Exec Pleads Not Guilty In Madigan Probe
The former president of AT&T Illinois pled not guilty Friday to charges stemming from an alleged scheme to pay an ally of former House Speaker Michael Madigan in order to win the Democrat's vote over favorable legislation.
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October 14, 2022
AT&T To Pay $23M Fine For Influencing Ex-Ill. Speaker
Prosecutors have added another conspiracy charge to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's case Friday, as AT&T Illinois admitted it arranged to pay a Madigan ally in order to win the Democrat's vote and influence over favorable legislation.
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March 09, 2022
Former Ill. Speaker Pleads Not Guilty To Racketeering Charges
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan pled not guilty Wednesday to racketeering and bribery charges laid out in a 22-count criminal indictment accusing him of leveraging his political might to benefit himself and his allies.
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March 02, 2022
Longtime Ill. House Speaker Indicted On Bribery Charges
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the Prairie State's most powerful politician, was indicted Wednesday on racketeering and bribery charges, after months of prosecutors pursuing a sprawling public corruption probe that has already ensnared some of his former aides and allies.