Jurors shown payments to four political allies of ex-Speaker Michael Madigan who allegedly received thousands of dollars a month for doing little or no work.
The four defendants charged in the ComEd bribery scheme are, from left, consultant Jay Doherty, lobbyist and former ComEd executive John Hooker, retired lobbyist Michael McClain and former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore. Photos taken on March 14, 2023, outside the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago.
Jurors in the “ComEd Four” trial on Tuesday were shown payments to four political allies of ex-Speaker Michael Madigan who allegedly received thousands of dollars a month for doing little or no work as part of a far-reaching alleged bribes-for-favors scheme. The payments allegedly were funneled through defendant Jay Doherty’s lobbying and consulting firm and distributed to Madigan’s hand-picked former 13th Ward Ald. Frank Olivo, former 23rd Ward Ald. Mike Zalewski, and two high-ranking 13th Ward precinct captains, Ray Nice and Ed Moody, who once served as the former Cook County recorder of deeds.All but Zalewski sent invoices for the monthly checks worth between $4,000 to $5,000, according to Janet Gallegos, Doherty’s administrative assistant.
Gallegos testified that she rarely saw the subcontractors, as most of the checks were mailed to their homes or businesses.She said saw Zalewski in person only twice. The first time he came into the office to pick up his check. The second time, she said, he “dropped off a ham for Christmas.” Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Streicker also took Gallegos through a series of emails regarding the subcontracts, including some where she had to deal with a lag between Doherty’s contract being renewed by ComEd and the subcontractors being paid.
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