Federal law enforcement has filed charges against ComEd on bribery charges and Mike Madigan , the Illinois House speaker has received a subpoena for records pertaining to a potentially devastating scandal involving the long time legislator. Lobbyist Mike McClain, a long time friend of Madigan’s gave ComEd a piece of advice. He told them never to put anything in writing. This came at a time when federal authorities were investigative pay for play schemes as well as bribery and the misuse of non profits in order to turn am profit and enrich your friends.
McClain was working on a deal with ComEd, whereby they would pay friends and associates of Madigan $1.3 million dollars and in return, Madigan would try to land a contract worth some $150 million dollars to ComEd. ComEd has now been charged in federal court with bribery for which they will be forced to pay a fine of $200 million dollars.Several fellow Democrats, including the governor are saying that if the accusations are true, Madigan must resign immediately.
No one else has been charged as of yet, including Madigan but indications are that others will be as the investigation progresses.
From The Chicago Sun-Times
In fact, the feds earlier on Friday hit Madigan with a fresh subpoena that appears to seriously expand the investigation, with inquiries about AT&T Services Inc., Walgreens and Rush University Medical Center. The document, obtained by the Sun-Times, also seeks records concerning a laundry list of Madigan’s top supporters, including former Aldermen Mike Zalewski and Frank OIivo, current 13th Ward Ald. Marty Quinn, ComEd and Exelon, McClain, properties in Chinatown, previously written about by the Sun-Times, and former Ald. Danny Solis.
Walgreens had no comment. AT&T did not respond to a request for comment. Rush said in a statement only that it “has received and is cooperating with a subpoena for records reflecting work by, and communications with, certain government relations consultants for the period 2014 to the present.”