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Former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker gets 18 months in prison in bribery scheme
Hooker was sentenced to 18 months in prison and a fine of $500,000 in U.S. District Court on Monday, according to the U.S.
Longest-serving legislative leader in US history given 7 1/2 years in federal corruption case
Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark ...
Michael Madigan sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for corruption convictions
Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until ...
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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison and Fined $2.5M After Corruption Case
Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, is reportedly due in prison on Oct. 13 Michael Madigan was ... In February, Madigan was convicted on 10 of 23 counts of ...
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John Hooker, first of ‘ComEd Four’ to be sentenced, gets 1½ years in prison
John Hooker, first of ‘ComEd Four’ to be sentenced, gets 1½ years in prison. Hooker, co-defendants, were convicted for roles in bribing ex-Speaker Madigan.
Federal prosecutors seek nearly 6 years in prison for Madigan confidant Michael McClain
Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could "die alone in prison" and ...