'ComEd Four' and Madigan associate convicted on all counts in bribery trial

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'ComEd Four' and Madigan associate convicted on all counts in bribery trial
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Four former political insiders, including a longtime friend and confidant of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, have been found guilty of a nearly decade-long conspiracy to bribe the once-powerful Southwest Side Democrat. The indictment was the result of an aggressive federal investigation into Chicago-style politics that has had Madigan at its center since 2014. Madigan is set to face his own trial in April 2024 on a separate indictment that alleges the same scheme, in addition to others, for which federal prosecutors just secured a resounding victory.

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