The former speaker, who left office under growing pressure related to the FBI investigation surrounding him in early 2021, faces 23 counts of racketeering, bribery, extortion and wire fraud. #madigan
A federal jury on Thursday heard from agents involved in those searches – both of whom said they found no evidence of work product Olivo or the other subcontractors did on behalf of ComEd. #trial
Former ComEd executive and cooperating witness Fidel Marquez is expected to return to the witness stand after three days of direct testimony last week. #trial
Prosecutors and attorneys for Madigan and McClain have already agreed to dismiss dozens of prospective jurors based on their answers to a lengthy questionnaire they filled out earlier this week. #trial
Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain had asked U.S. District Court Judge John Robert Blakey to stay proceedings in the case or reschedule the trial date to the fall of 2024... #madigan