A former precinct chief and longtime ally of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan testified that for years he received checks from ComEd representatives to do “little or no work” as part of an alleged scheme to corruptly influence Madigan.
Edward Moody, one of the federal government’s key witnesses in the “ComEd Four” trial, said Tuesday that starting in 2012, he received monthly checks from lobbyist and longtime Madigan confidant Michael McClain under the guise of consulting work for ComEd.
Federal prosecutors have argued the four did this through a number of means, including paying Madigan allies as ComEd subcontractors who in turn would actually do little or no work for the utility company. Moody said he stayed working in that role for more than 20 years, all the while continuing to spend “thousands” of hours campaigning through his precinct for Madigan’s candidates. While he enjoyed his political work, he said there was “always fear” that Madigan could take away his court job if he didn’t campaign well enough.
Moody testified he only worked about an hour per month calling these legislators, adding that this work “didn’t compare” to the amount of time he spent working political campaigns. He told jurors he believed he was actually being paid “to stay active in my politics.”
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