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New bribery trial for former AT&T Illinois executive moved to next year

The bribery trial of former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza has been moved to January of next year after prosecutors requested more time to get the new U.S. attorney “up to speed.”La Schiazza’s first trial, on charges of bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, ended in September with a hung jury. In December, U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman rejected the former utility executive’s long-shot bid for an acquittal and set…

Capitol Fa - Your Illinois News Radar » Judge blames mistrials on ‘confusing’ jury notes, moves La Schiazza retrial to next yearCapitolFax.com

* First, some background from the Sun-Times, published last December… Former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza will face trial again June 3 after his first trial ended in September with a hung jury, a federal judge said Thursday. U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman had previously delayed rescheduling La Schiazza’s trial, saying he first wanted to hear [...]

On 2nd day in court for SFMTA, chaos and confusion ends in mistrial

On Friday, the second day of the SFMTA trial ended in a mistrial. Next week, the trial will begin again, with a new jury. On 2nd day in court for SFMTA, chaos and confusion ends in mistrial