Four former executives and lobbyists at ComEd were convicted on every count they faced related to a wide-ranging bribery scheme. WBEZ’s Dave McKinney recaps the scene.
Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore (left) leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after being found guilty of bribery conspiracy , Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Four former political power players have been found guilty of conspiring over nearly a decade to bribe then-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, a once powerful Democrat who is facing his own corruption trial next year.
Anthony Vazquez
Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore (left) leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after being found guilty of bribery conspiracy , Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Four former political power players have been found guilty of conspiring over nearly a decade to bribe then-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, a once powerful Democrat who is facing his own corruption trial next year.
Anthony Vazquez
How the jurors reached their guilty verdict in the ComEd bribery trial
Four former executives and lobbyists at ComEd were convicted on every count they faced related to a wide-ranging bribery scheme. WBEZ’s Dave McKinney recaps the scene. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Dave McKinney
Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore (left) leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after being found guilty of bribery conspiracy , Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Four former political power players have been found guilty of conspiring over nearly a decade to bribe then-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, a once powerful Democrat who is facing his own corruption trial next year.
Anthony Vazquez
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