Will Cousineau took the witness stand after securing letters from the feds granting him immunity and making clear he’s not a target of an investigation. Then he listened as prosecutors played a December 2018 call he’d participated in and which was secretly recorded by the FBI.
The latest chapter of the "ComEd Four" trial featured Will Cousineau, a Madigan staffer for 18 years, recounting his role arm-twisting for votes and the revolving-door world in which Madigan allies found lobbying work and cash.
The tapes have built a foundation on which prosecutors hope to show that when Madigan gave orders, legislators, lobbyists and executives alike snapped into action to please him.
"I wouldn’t do anything to damage my speaker." Recordings in the "ComEd Four" case, heading into its second trial week, show former Speaker Michael Madigan playing political hardball.
Acevedo is now the first person to be sentenced in the sweeping probe that has so far led to charges against Madigan, two of his closest advisers, and a slew