Their first question for the judge came just an hour into the day.
After deliberating for just an hour and 45 minutes Tuesday, the jury in the so-called "ComEd Four" trial was back at it Wednesday morning at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.It was one concerning the statute of limitations, which says the defendants can only be prosecuted for "overt acts" committed within five years of the filing of the indictment, which in this case was November of 2020.If they're close to a verdict, they'll continue deliberating.
Even as a jury of 12 goes through the painstaking process of determining whether Anne Pramaggiore, Michael McClain, John Hooker and Jay Doherty are guilty of engaging in a conspiracy to bribe then-House Speaker Michael Madigan in exchange for legislation favorable to the utility company, there are two key pieces of information jurors may not be aware of that were purposely left out of the trial so as to not influence their opinions.
The second is that a few months prior to the indictment of the "ComEd Four," the utility company admitted to the wrongdoing of its senior executives when it entered into a three-year deferred prosecution with the government. In the agreement, ComEd essentially pleaded guilty to a single count of bribery, and agreed to pay a $200 million fine.
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