Longest-serving House speaker in US history sentenced for scheme to reward lobbyists and loyalists with no-work utility jobs in exchange for passing favorable legislation.
July 8, 2025
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Jeff Yoders - Engineering News-Record
Michael Madigan, 83, the former Speaker of the Illinois House, was sentenced June 13 to seven-and-half years in federal prison after his conviction on racketeering, bribery and conspiracy charges in February involving funding for the state's utility grid and the biggest electrical utility in the state, CommonWealth Edison.
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