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April 18, 2023
Ex-ComEd CEO Says She Forgot Call About Do-Nothing Jobs
Former Commonwealth Edison Co. and Exelon Utilities CEO Anne Pramaggiore claimed Tuesday that she had forgotten about a 2019 phone call in which another executive told her that subcontractors under one of the utility's lobbyists had been paid for years for doing no work when she denied knowing about them in a subsequent interview with federal investigators.
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April 17, 2023
Ex-ComEd CEO Testifies She Never Bribed Ill. Speaker
Former Commonwealth Edison Co. and Exelon Utilities CEO Anne Pramaggiore denied bribing or conspiring to influence ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan while taking the stand in her own defense Monday, saying she never authorized hiring anyone on his recommendation, thinking they wouldn't work or provide value to the company.
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April 12, 2023
Ill. Justice Testifies Ex-Boss Madigan Didn't Trust ComEd
An Illinois appellate justice testified Wednesday about his time working as former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's chief counsel, saying Madigan was hesitant to trust Commonwealth Edison and didn't instruct him to treat ComEd-backed legislation differently from other bills he was reviewing.
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April 11, 2023
Ex-Madigan Ally Says ComEd Paid Him For Almost No Work
A top ally of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan testified Tuesday that he received payments for roughly seven years from Commonwealth Edison despite doing almost no work for the utility, with Madigan allegedly saying he controlled the arrangement.
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March 30, 2023
Ex-ComEd Exec Says Favors Didn't Guarantee Speaker's Help
Attorneys for former Commonwealth Edison employees accused of bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan got their chance this week to temper explosive testimony from a key witness who had wired up for the government, pressing him to admit there was "no guarantee" ComEd bills would pass after the utility hired Madigan-backed candidates.
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March 28, 2023
Ex-ComEd Exec Testifies Utility Made Hires To Please Madigan
Chicago federal jurors on Tuesday heard a series of secretly recorded conversations between former Commonwealth Edison lobbyists and executives on trial for allegedly bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, in which the defendants described a long history of doing favors for the legislative leader and admitted that some employees hired by the utility at his behest did little to no work.
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March 22, 2023
Ex-ComEd GC Details Pressure To Hire Madigan-Backed Firm
A Jenner & Block LLP partner testified this week that he faced at times "relentless" pressure to direct legal work when he was in-house counsel for Commonwealth Edison to an ally of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, and that he found himself raising concerns when the utility sought to hire Madigan associates.
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March 16, 2023
ComEd Lobbyist On Wiretap: 'My Client Is The Speaker'
Chicago federal jurors on Thursday heard a wiretap recording of a former Commonwealth Edison lobbyist on trial for bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan saying that even though the lobbyist was being paid by ComEd, "my client is the speaker."
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March 15, 2023
Secret ComEd Tapes Will Prove Madigan Bribery, Jury Told
Prosecutors told a Chicago federal jury Wednesday that they would hear more than 100 recordings of four former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists describing in their own words an intricate, yearslong scheme to bribe former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan to advance the utility's legislative agenda.
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March 13, 2023
ComEd Exec's Trial A Test Of Prosecutors' Bribery Strategy
The trial against a group of former Commonwealth Edison employees charged with bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is set to kick off this week, with federal prosecutors under pressure to secure convictions in what could serve as a preview of their case against the embattled former legislative kingmaker.
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