Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is set to stand trial on April 1, 2024, on 23 counts alleging that he participated in — and benefited from — a variety of corruption schemes, nearly two years after he was indicted.
The trial is scheduled to last six to seven weeks, attorneys told U.S. District Court Judge John Blakey during a brief hearing that took place by phone Monday.
Efforts to set a trial date for Madigan were delayed by the massive amount of evidence marshaled by the federal government against the former powerbroker and restrictions put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19. Madigan is set to celebrate his 82nd birthday while on trial. Madigan’s decades-old grip on power began to erode in December 2020 when Commonwealth Edison officials admitted the utility giant arranged jobs, contracts and payoffs for Madigan’s associates to win Madigan’s crucial support.As part of a deferred prosecution agreement, the firm agreed to pay a $200 million fine to resolve federal corruption charges.
AT&T Illinois admitted that in 2017 it arranged for a Madigan ally to receive $22,500 in payments from the company, which would be paid out through an intermediary — a lobbying firm that performed services for AT&T Illinois, according to prosecutors.
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