The so-called 'ComEd Four' trial got underway Tuesday in an alleged bribery scheme to influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
The so-called "ComEd Four" trial got underway Tuesday in an alleged bribery scheme to influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.In a state already infamous for its high-profile corruption trials, this may be, according to some analysts, the "trial to beat all trials," which could disclose exactly how Illinois' political system operated under the once all-powerful former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan.
The ComEd Four are former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, former ComEd Lobbyist and longtime Madigan friend Mike McClain, former ComEd executive John Hooker and former ComEd consultant and City Club of Chicago President Jay Doherty. "This could be the trial to beat all trials. This could be a trial and we'll look back and see it's one of the trials of the decade," Washington said.
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