The trial of the so-called 'ComEd Four,' accused of bribery to keep former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan happy, is now in the hands of a jury.
The trial of the so-called "ComEd Four," accused of bribery to keep former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan happy, is now in the hands of a jury.
Before beginning their deliberations, the judge gave the jury over 200 instructions they must take into account when arriving at their verdicts. The very complex trial will now require them to review the testimony of more than 50 witnesses, as well as hundreds of emails and phone calls played over the last six weeks.
"This isn't maybe, or I think so, or probably. It is beyond a reasonable doubt. That's the burden," said defense attorney Michael Gillespie in his closing arguments Tuesday morning. "This isn't a group that's on trial. The law dictates you must consider the evidence as it relates to each defendant individually."
The defendants are former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, lobbyist and Madigan confidant Mike McClain, former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker, and former contract lobbyist and City Club president Jay Hooker.While they have been tried together, they each face separate charges related to bribery, bribery and conspiracy, and falsifying ComEd books and records.
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