Former Madigan aide to face cross-examination in bribery trial of ex-AT&T Illinois boss
Longtime Springfield insider Tom Cullen will face cross-examination Monday in the trial of a former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing House Speaker Michael Madigan by funneling payments the speaker’s ally through Cullen’s lobbying firm.
Judge to allow political expert to testify in Madigan corruption trial
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Calculated bribe or ‘kiss up’ to Madigan? Corruption trial kicks off for former AT&T boss
But the alleged bribe was “more sophisticated” than an envelope of cash, Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Mower told the jury in his opening statement; it involved AT&T offering a nine-month do-nothing lobbying gig worth $22,
Former top political aide to Speaker Madigan testifies in bribery trial of ex-AT&T boss
A onetime top political aide to House Speaker Michael Madigan testified Friday that passing legislation to end mandated landline service was AT&T Illinois’ top priority in 2017 when they came to him with a plan to secretly pay a Madigan ally through his lobbying firm.
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Jurors begin deliberations in trial of former AT&T chief accused of bribing Michael Madigan
The jury of eight women and four men began deliberating at about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday in the case of Paul La Schiazza, the ...