Hear some key secret recordings prosecutors played during Michael Madigan’s corruption trial
Jurors heard almost 150 secret recordings in Madigan’s trial, including phone calls with co-defendant Michael McClain and conversations with government mole Danny Solis.
Jury deliberations begin in Michael Madigan corruption trial
After more than three months, the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is now in the hands of a jury.
Mike Madigan trial live updates: Jury holds 1st full day of deliberations in corruption trial
The jury began their first full day of deliberations on Thursday - 14-and-a-half weeks after being seated in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal bribery and racketeering trial.
Jury begins deliberations in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's corruption trial
Madigan faces a 23-count indictment in federal court, charging him with racketeering conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud, and attempted extortion.
Landmark corruption case against ex-Speaker Michael Madigan is in jury’s hands
Nearly four months after they were first called to Chicago’s federal courthouse, jurors have begun deliberating in the most consequential Illinois public corruption case in years: the racketeering case of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant,
Closing arguments continue slowly in corruption trial of former IL House Speaker Michael Madigan
Closing arguments are set to continue Thursday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan
Madigan's fate now in hands of the jury in corruption trial
Jurors began their first full day of deliberations on Thursday.
Jury begins deliberations in Mike Madigan federal corruption trial
The jury began deliberations Wednesday afternoon in the federal corruption trial of ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. Before jurors began assessing the 23 racketeering, fraud, bribery and conspiracy charges Madigan faces — Madigan's co-defendant and longtime ally Mike McClain joins him on six of those counts — federal prosecutor Amarjeet Bhachu presented them with the government's most basic accusations against the former speaker.
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A Jury Will Now Decide Michael Madigan’s Fate. Here’s a Breakdown of the Landmark Corruption Case
Michael Madigan’s defense team rested Thursday, nearly three months after opening statements and testimony began in the ...
Daywatch: What we know about Madigan jury deliberations
The jurors in the landmark racketeering trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant deliberated for their first full day yesterday without reaching a verdict — though they ...
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Closing arguments begin in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's corruption trial
CHICAGO (CBS) --Closing arguments began Wednesday afternoon in the landmark racketeering conspiracy case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. After more than three months of ...
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Madigan's attorney makes his case to the jury: 'The government sees the myth. They do not see the man.”
Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share The jury listening to the corruption case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan heard about his power, his reclusive nature, and how people in ...
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Madigan defense attacks credibility of star witness, former Chicago alderman in closing arguments
CHICAGO (WGN) — Defense lawyers delivered closing arguments Monday in the political corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Madigan’s defense team took aim at the ...
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Wiretaps key to Michael Madigan corruption trial
A slip of the tongue during a recorded conversation may be a turning point in the high-profile corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, which has ties to real estate.
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Closing arguments in Madigan trial to continue Monday with more from his defense
A lawyer for former House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to continue his final pitch to the jury Monday by attacking allegations of a ComEd bribery scheme as well as the FBI mole at the ...
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Madigan attorney calls indictment ‘a worthless piece of paper’
Madigan attorney Dan Collins wrapped up his final arguments on behalf of the former speaker Monday afternoon. Collins reminded the jury that the indictment against Madigan is not evidence and ...