Illinois lawmakers quietly extend cellular law part of AT&T-Michael Madigan bribery case yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lawyers for ex-AT&T boss object to Madigan evidence at upcoming trial yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lawyers for the ex-president of AT&T Illinois are seeking to bar key evidence in his upcoming bribery trial, arguing in a filing that prosecutors have failed to identify any conspiracy to "corruptly" influence then-House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Federal prosecutors originally charged Darion Lindsey in February 2021 with Denzal Stewart and Lamar Taylor. Stewart and Taylor pleaded guilty to an arson conspiracy and civil disorder, and Lindsey joined them in doing so Thursday.
“The Shark” has been beached. Two months after being accused of badmouthing a former drug client on social media for turning government informant, longtime Chicago defense attorney Joseph “The Shark” Lopez was suspended from practicing in federal court for six months and fined $5,000. In her three-page ruling, U.S. District Chief Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer wrote that Lopez violated several rules .