Madigan judge has experience with Shakespeare, Michael Jordan — and law used to target ex-House speaker
Judge John Blakey's father wrote the federal racketeering law that has famously been used to take down organized crime figures. But Blakey also established himself as an authority on the subject long before Madigan's historic trial.
Jury selection begins this week in corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan
CHICAGO -- Jury selection will begin this week in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, whose half-century career and status as Illinois' most powerful politician ended nearly four years ago as the feds circled ever-closer to his inner circle.
The former Illinois house speaker is charged with a racketeering conspiracy and other crimes spanning five alleged schemes.
Daniel Solis was a year into his stunning turn as an FBI mole when he allegedly called up the most powerful politician in ...
After investigating Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan for more than a decade, prosecutors need to convince a ...
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Most of them were convicted, some went to prison. But all were caught up in the FBI's decade-long pursuit of Illinois' former ...
Officially it’s known as Case No. 22-cr-115, the United States v. Michael Madigan and Michael McClain. Unofficially, it’s one ...
A federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion to toss out key charges against former House Speaker Michael Madigan in light of ...
U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down his ruling less than a week before the former Illinois House Speaker is set for ...
It was Jan. 12, 1983, and the newly installed Democratic Speaker Michael J. Madigan stood on the Illinois House podium, ...
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