Madigan asks to remain free pending conviction appeal
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Devin Madigan was sentenced in a Bangor courtroom on Wednesday. He was also ordered to pay more than $20,000 in restitution.
Hooker and three others were convicted in May 2023 of a conspiracy to illegally sway former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
A former Caribou resident will serve eight years in prison for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse images.
"I told them where I was and what I was doing," Madigan said. "I literally said the words stage four lung cancer and in Seattle."
John Hooker, one of the four former Commonwealth Edison officials convicted of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. The sentence is well below the recommendation from federal prosecutors of 56 months.
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On the same day one of his co-defendants was sentenced to prison, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asked a federal judge to permit him to remain free until his case has been reviewed by a higher court.
As the process to select Baltimore County’s next inspector general winds down, three candidates will undergo a final round of interviews, according to a statement posted on the county
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Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSNFeds seek nearly 6 years in prison for Madigan confidant McClainFederal prosecutors have recommended nearly six years in prison for ex-lobbyist Mike McClain over his role in the ComEd bribery scheme tied to Michael Madigan.