BREAKING NEWS: Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan pleads not guilty to federal charges.
was also indicted on charges of making false statements to a grand jury investigating public corruption allegations. The indictment against Mapes claimed a federal grand jury was investigating efforts by Madigan and someone working on his behalf - who was not named in the indictment, but was suggested to be McClain - to obtain private jobs, contracts, and payments for others from ComEd and to influence and reward Madigan.
Among other allegations, the indictment claimed Madigan Enterprise also had people associated specifically with the 13th Ward placed in the ComEd internship program, and had an associate appointed to the ComEd Board. So how did the feds finally get Madigan? Remember, he's a man who never texted, or sent emails. The indictment documents Solis' involvement well beyond the state board appointment.
The indictment said Solis told Madigan that if Madigan could take care of the Chinatown land transfer, the developer would"appreciate it" and would give Madigan tax work for his private law firm, the indictment said. Madigan, the son of a Chicago precinct captain, became House speaker in 1983. He was a throwback to the style of machine politics for which Illinois was once famous.
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