A former precinct chief and longtime ally of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan testified that for years he received checks from Commonwealth Edison representatives to do “little or no work” as part of an alleged scheme to corruptly influence Madigan.
(The Center Square) – Prosecutors in the "ComEd 4" federal corruption trial sought to illustrate for jurors Thursday how they contend the four defendants now facing charges were at the center of a ghost-payroll operation. .
Juan Ochoa testified in the “ComEd Four” bribery trial Thursday about one of the central allegations in the sprawling bribes-for-favors case involving ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.