‘Suspicion doesn’t cut it’: Madigan attorney urges jury to ‘see the man, not the myth’
As former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s defense lawyers began their closing arguments last week, attorney Dan ...
McClain's defense to begin closing arguments in former IL Speaker Mike Madigan corruption trial
Madigan's defense attorney applied the same treatment to former ComEd Executive Fidel Marquez, who, like Solis, turned government mole to avoid prosecution for his role in what the government has ...
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‘A malignant tumor:’ Defense attorney rips ex-Chicago alderman-turned FBI informant in federal corruption trial
Madigan's attorney Dan Collins also warned jurors that ex-Chicago alderman-turned FBI informant Danny Solis is ...
Madigan's attorneys end case by blasting FBI mole Solis as ‘stage actor,’ ‘massive tax cheat,’ — and ‘malignant tumor’
Michael Madigan's attorney concluded his seven-and-a-half-hour closing argument Monday, meaning Madigan’s trial is nearing ...
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Madigan defense focuses on star witness credibility in corruption trial: 'Sly as a fox'
After nearly three months of testimony, the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is approaching its conclusion ...
Madigan defense attacks credibility of star witness, former Chicago alderman in closing arguments
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s defense team argued that his behavior was legitimate as part of his private law firm’s efforts to win new clients, while his former ...
Madigan attorney calls indictment 'a worthless piece of paper'
Closing arguments by defense attorneys are expected to finish Tuesday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House ...
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A ‘Malignant Tumor’: Madigan Defense Takes Aim at Disgraced Ex-Ald. Danny Solis in Closing Arguments
Monday marked the fourth day of closing arguments in Michael Madigan’s landmark corruption trial at the Dirksen Federal ...
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Madigan attorney urges acquittal, accusing feds of ‘shoving misshapen puzzle pieces together’
After watching prosecutors spend more than 10 hours over three days dissecting every element of the racketeering and bribery ...
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Prosecutor says ex-speaker should’ve heeded ‘wrong way’ signs, but instead pursued profit
The developer was in the preliminary stages of building an apartment complex in Chicago’s booming West Loop neighborhood, ...
Madigan's attorney makes his case to the jury: 'The government sees the myth. They do not see the man.”
It's the final presentation from Madigan’s attorneys before jurors begin to deliberate the sweeping racketeering conspiracy ...