Corruption Probe in Illinois Targets State's Most Powerful Democrats

[Snake]

Federal agents have conducted searches of at least nine homes and offices in connection to a probe of Commonwealth Edison, the state’s largest utility, and the political operation run by state House Speaker Mike Madigan, the most powerful Democrat in Illinois.

 

Those agents have been asking questions about Madigan, his associates and his political operation, according to two people who have sat for interviews with law enforcement.

 

Exelon knows where the power is in the state.

 

Of the 23 lobbying firms Exelon paid to advocate on their behalf this year, 15 have ties to Madigan, the radio station WBEZ  reported. Eight employ former top Madigan staffers. Five employ retired state Democratic legislators who served under Madigan. And two employ lawyers who worked for Madigan while also lobbying for the utility.

 

In July, the FBI raided the home of Michael McClain, another ComEd lobbyist and one of Madigan’s closest confidants. In November, the Chicago Tribune  reported that federal agents had tapped McClain’s phones, though it was not clear whether Madigan was recorded on any conversations.

 

The FBI is also reportedly interested in payments made to Quinn after he was fired from Madigan’s political operation. The Chicago Tribune obtained emails showing McClain lined up more than $30,000 in payments to Quinn from ComEd lobbyists. McClain himself retired from lobbying in 2016, though records show ComEd continued to pay him hundreds of thousands of dollars for consulting services.

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/473999-corruption-probe-roils-illinois-political-machine

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[Sleepr2]

Fuckin  Trump!

[Carlos Danger]

Wait are you saying there are corrupt Democrats in Illinois?  And in other news water is wet.