Mike Madigan trial: Government calls first witnesses to testify
The attorney for Michael Madigan’s co-defendant, Mike McClain, revealed on Tuesday how lobbyists curry favor with politicians such as the former Speaker of the Illinois House.
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Mike Madigan trial LIVE updates: Opening statements begin in former Illinois speaker trial
Opening Statements could come as soon as Monday, in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Opening statements expected to begin corruption trial of ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan
Jury selection is expected to wrap up Monday morning, with opening statements soon after in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. Over the past two weeks, prosecutors and defense attorneys have picked 12 jurors and four alternates,
Michael Madigan's corruption trial begins with harsh opening statements from prosecutors
Prosecutors delivered sharp opening statements on Monday, painting the long-time political leader as deeply corrupt.
Former lawmakers testify in Madigan corruption trial
The first witnesses have taken the stand in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Four decades after rise to power and nearly four years since his fall, former Speaker Madigan goes to trial
Opening statements in the federal corruption trial of Michael Madigan were expected to begin after a grueling two weeks of jury selection.
Defense says prosecutors relying on ‘guesswork and speculation’ in alleging abuse of power at ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan’s landmark trial
Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan used his perch at the very top of state politics to betray the public trust, federal prosecutors said in opening statements at Madigan’s public corruption trial Monday,
Government calling first witnesses in Michael Madigan corruption trial; co-defendant’s attorney gives opening statement
The government is calling its first witnesses in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday. Prior to that, the attorney for Madigan’s co-defendant, Michael McClain,
Madigan's team says powerful politician 'incorruptible' as corruption trial starts
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was not an all powerful state politician who corruptly controlled Springfield, but an "incorruptible" man focused on serving his constituents,
Opening statements set to begin in Madigan corruption trial
Prosecutors and defense attorneys selected a jury along with six alternates on Monday before breaking for lunch, making way for opening arguments to begin this afternoon
Opening statements in landmark Madigan corruption trial finally set to begin
Opening statements in the landmark corruption case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant were expected to kick off Monday after completion of an often-tedious jury selection process that has stretched on for nearly two weeks.
Madigan co-defendant’s lawyer tells jury legal lobbying is not bribery, says feds’ view ‘just wrong’
A lawyer for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime confidant told a federal jury Tuesday that the allegations of ...
Madigan accused of running 'campaign of bribery,' but defense says case is based on 'unreliable sources'
The opening statements kick off the trial of the longest-serving state House speaker in the country, and one of the most ...
Madigan’s approach to power at center of opening statements in his corruption trial
And on Monday in a federal courtroom, a jury in the ex-speaker’s corruption trial saw a portion of the video that has for ...
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Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan and Co-Defendant Face Charges in Illinois Corruption Trial
Ex-House Speaker Madigan's trial on racketeering and bribery starts with opening statements and witness testimony in Illinois ...
FBI 'turned over heaven and earth' for evidence against Madigan but found only 'legal favors,' defense says
An attorney for Michael Madigan’s longtime friend and confidant Michael McClain, who is on trial with him, told jurors there is no evidence of an intention to exchange a favor for something else.