Madigan asks to remain free pending conviction appeal
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Devin Madigan was sentenced in a Bangor courtroom on Wednesday. He was also ordered to pay more than $20,000 in restitution.
Hooker and three others were convicted in May 2023 of a conspiracy to illegally sway former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
On the same day one of his co-defendants was sentenced to prison, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asked a federal judge to permit him to remain free until his case has been reviewed by a higher court.
John Hooker, one of the four former Commonwealth Edison officials convicted of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. The sentence is well below the recommendation from federal prosecutors of 56 months.
Sentencing is scheduled next Monday, July 21, for former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore after she was convicted of conspiracy, bribery and falsifying records.
Former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for his role in a scheme to funnel $1.3 million to then-Speaker Madigan's associates.
As the process to select Baltimore County’s next inspector general winds down, three candidates will undergo a final round of interviews, according to a statement posted on the county
Federal prosecutors on Thursday asked for nearly six years in prison for former ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain, whose unique position as a confidant to then-House Speaker Michael Madigan was at