Ex-Illinois House speaker disbarred after federal conviction
Michael Joseph Madigan, the long-serving Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, was disbarred in November following his conviction on federal criminal offences of bribery and conspiracy involving ComEd.
Note: The video attached to this article is from Madigan's February conviction. CHICAGO (WGN) — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should spend more than 12 years behind bars, federal prosecutors say. In a memo filed Friday evening, prosecutors said Madigan has expressed no remorse for his crimes and accused…
CHICAGO (WGN) — Former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan began serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence Monday after being found guilty by a federal jury on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery earlier this year. The longtime political figure was convicted in February on 10 of 23 counts in a…
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has been sentenced to 7 and a half years in prison on bribery and corruption charges. A jury convicted Madigan earlier this year of conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud in a high-profile corruption trial. He was also ordered to pay…