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Last member of so-called ComEd Four sentenced in Mike Madigan-linked bribery case
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The last member of the so-called ComEd Four is expected to be sentenced Tuesday. Jay Doherty is the final defendant convicted in a bribery scheme linked to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Longtime ComEd lobbyist gets 1 year in prison for role in Madigan bribery scheme
Longtime Chicago lobbyist Jay Doherty was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in prison for his role in a yearslong bribery scheme between his biggest client, electric utility Commonwealth Edison, and former House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Former ComEd consultant Jay Doherty gets 1 year in prison in bribery scheme
The last member of the so-called ComEd Four was sentenced Tuesday for his role in the scheme to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Former City Club of Chicago president and ComEd consultant Jay Doherty was sentenced to a year in prison.
Ex-City Club head Jay Doherty sentenced to a year in prison
Former ComEd consultant Jay Doherty was sentenced Tuesday to one year in prison for his role in an elaborate scheme to funnel money to do-nothing subcontractors with ties to then-House Speaker
Last ComEd Four defendant Jay Doherty sentenced to 1 year in prison
The last member of the so-called ComEd Four was sentenced Tuesday for his role in the scheme to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Madigan heading into appeal with lawyers who convinced Supreme Court to narrow bribery law
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Ex-City Club President, ComEd Consultant Jay Doherty Gets 1 Year in Prison on Madigan Conspiracy Conviction
Jay Doherty, the longtime City Club president and consultant for utility giant ComEd, will be headed to prison for his role ...
Madigan Ally’s Remaining Charges Tossed at Prosecutors’ Request
A Chicago federal judge on Monday granted a request to throw out the remaining charges against Michael McClain, a former ...
Madigan’s political fixer gets 2-year prison sentence: 'You preferred secrecy and lies'
Michael McClain was sentenced Thursday for his role in a plot to illegally influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...
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Madigan Ally, Confidant Michael McClain Gets 2 Years in Prison Following ComEd Bribery Conspiracy
Michael McClain and three codefendants — former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and former contract ...
Prosecutors Want Madigan Ally’s Remaining Charges Thrown Out
Federal prosecutors have moved to throw out the remaining charges against Michael McClain, a former lobbyist whose close ...
Judge hands 2 years in prison to Michael McClain, lobbyist and Madigan confidant at center of ComEd bribery scandal
Michael McClain, a longtime lobbyist for utility giant Commonwealth Edison who was also a close confidant of then-Illinois ...
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Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, long the state’s most powerful pol ...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, for decades the most powerful politician in the state, was indicted Wednesday on federal racketeering charges alleging his elected office and ...