Jury foreman in Madigan talks 'mountain of evidence' that led to verdict
"It was a mountain of evidence and a lot of the recordings we listened to, we listened to over and over and over again," said ...
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'Grandmasters at corruption': Government finishes rebuttal, jury deliberations begin in Madigan trial
Since early October, a jury of eight women, four men, and four alternates have heard testimony from almost 60 witnesses, listened to and watched close to 150 wiretapped calls and secretly recorded ...
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Prosecutor calls Madigan, McClain ‘grand masters of corruption’ as case goes to jury
CHICAGO — It was a well-known aphorism during former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record 36 years in power that while others in the state’s political realm were merely playing ...
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Ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan ‘was not confused’ taking part in alleged bribery scheme, prosecutor says with jury on verge of deliberating
CHICAGO — (TNS) Early in their final pitch to jurors on Wednesday, prosecutors displayed a screenshot from an undercover video: Michael Madigan, then the powerful speaker of the Illinois House, ...
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Madigan case: Jury to decide fate of alleged ‘Grand Masters of Corruption’
(The Center Square) – Jurors started deliberating at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Judge John Robert Blakey handed the case to the jury ...
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Madigan case: Jury to decide fate of alleged 'Grand Masters of Corruption'
(The Center Square) – Jurors started deliberating at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Judge John Robert Blakey handed the case to the jury ...
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Madigan ‘was not confused’ taking part in alleged bribery scheme, prosecutor says with jury on verge of deliberating
Early in their final pitch to jurors on Wednesday, prosecutors displayed a screenshot from an undercover video: Michael Madigan, then the powerful speaker of the Illinois House, leaning forward ...
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Mike Madigan trial: Defense wraps closing arguments, government to rebuttal on Wednesday
The defense attorney for Michael McClain, a longtime friend and political ally of ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, concluded closing arguments Tuesday. McClain’s attorney, Patrick Cotter ...
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Madigan attorney calls indictment ‘a worthless piece of paper’
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Arrives to Courthouse Monday January 27th Of the indictment’s 23 corruption-related charges against Madigan, Collins said 16 of them were based on ...
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Madigan attorney calls indictment ‘a worthless piece of paper’
(The Center Square) – Closing arguments by defense attorneys are expected to finish Tuesday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain in ...
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WATCH: Defense attorney says jury stands between Madigan and 'misguided prosecution'
(The Center Square) – Michael Madigan’s defense team has resumed closing arguments at the former Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial in Chicago. “Job recommendations without more ...