Federal prosecutors are urging a federal judge to block efforts by attorneys for two people convicted in the ComEd bribery trial to contact jurors, calling the attempt a 'fishing expedition to dredge up something.'
Lawyers for 2 convicted in ComEd bribery trial want to speak to the jurors who found them guilty of a conspiracy to bribe former Speaker Mike Madigan.Federal prosecutors are urging a federal judge to block efforts by attorneys for two people convicted in the ComEd bribery trial to contact jurors, calling the attempt a "fishing expedition to dredge up something."Lawyers for former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker filed a motion Wednesday asking U.S.
"There is no justification for an effort to further harass a jury that faithfully completed its service, or for a fishing expedition to dredge up something - anything - to cast the jurors and their decision in a negative light," Schwartz wrote. "The motion should therefore be denied." Schwartz wrote, "They are intent upon discrediting the verdict the jurors reached - indeed, one of them has already announced their intention to challenge the decision reached by the jurors on appeal."
Schwartz noted that the request was made "well after the verdict and would only be done in the presence of defense counsel" and that there has been no agreement that whatever they may learn from jurors won't be included in post-trial filings.
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