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Defense begins closing arguments in Madigan corruption trial
‘The Corrupt Way Was the Way It Was’: Government Ends Closing Arguments in Michael Madigan’s Landmark Trial
Prosecutors began wrapping up their final summations Friday on Day 3 of closing arguments in the former speaker’s landmark trial by presenting an overview of how the various bribery and corruption schemes alleged in the government’s 23-charge indictment all come together under count one: racketeering conspiracy.
Feds wrap argument against Madigan: 'The corrupt way was the way it was'
To convict Michael Madigan of a racketeering conspiracy, jurors will need to find that Madigan or his close ally agreed that two so-called racketeering acts would be committed — not that they were actually carried out.
'Mike is not corrupt,' defense attorney insists at Madigan corruption trial
Michael Madigan’s defense team has begun closing arguments at the former Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial in Chicago.
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Madigan's attorney makes his case to the jury: 'The government sees the myth. They do not see the man.”
It's the final presentation from Madigan’s attorneys before jurors begin to deliberate the sweeping racketeering conspiracy ...
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Prosecutors allege ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan headed illegal enterprise aimed at ‘power and profit’
A federal prosecutor on Friday called former House Speaker Michael Madigan “the man calling the shots,” a supreme politician ...
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Prosecutors describe ‘Make Mike Madigan Money Plan’
Prosecutors say the “Make Mike Madigan Money Plan” helped the former Illinois House speaker’s law firm gain profits.
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The ‘Make Michael Madigan Money Plan’ was powerful speaker’s focus, feds argue in waning days of corruption trial
In his testimony earlier this month, former House Speaker Michael Madigan cast himself as a champion of the working class, a ...
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Madigan was involved in bogus AT&T contract 'from step one,' prosecutor tells jury in racketeering trial
The prosecutor made her comment as she continued her closing argument and began to wade into allegations involving AT&T and former state Rep. Edward “Eddie” Acevedo.
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Madigan Driven by ‘Power, Profit,’ Used ComEd as ‘Personal Piggy Bank,’ Prosecutors Tell Jury in Closing Arguments of Corruption Case
Closing statements officially got underway Thursday afternoon, more than three months after the corruption trial of Madigan ...
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