The former president of AT&T Illinois pleaded not guilty Friday to charges alleging he orchestrated a scheme to funnel payments to an associate of then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
WBEZ and the Sun-Times have learned the identities of three former top phone-company lobbyists with ties to a Springfield corruption scandal as former AT&T President La Schiazza, pleaded not guilty to five criminal counts in federal court Friday.
CHICAGO AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay $23 million as part of a federal criminal investigation into the company s illegal efforts to influence former House Speaker Michael Madigan.
AT&T has agreed to pay a $23 million fine as part of a federal investigation into illegal efforts to influence former House Speaker Michael Madigan, who faces new allegations.