Madigan Attorneys Say Feds' Call for 12 1/2 Year Sentence Is 'Draconian ...

Madigan attorneys say feds' call for 12 1/2 year sentence is 'draconian ...

Madigan lawyers slam feds for disclosing ex-speaker's worth

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s lawyers accused prosecutors of a “gross breach of the rules” Monday, complaining that the feds “gratuitously plastered Madigan’s estimated net worth” in a public court filing leading up to his sentencing this week.Late last week, they also accused prosecutors of seeking “to condemn an 83-year-old man to die behind bars for crimes that enriched him not one penny.”Now a federal judge has denied Ma…

Case of Former AT&T Boss Accused of Bribing Michael Madigan Heads to Jury

Ex-Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan's attorneys ask for no prison time for bribery conviction

Attorneys for ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan are asking that he not be sent to prison for his bribery conviction.

Court to reconvene ahead of ex-Illinois House speaker’s sentencing

(The Center Square) – A pre-sentencing hearing is scheduled Monday for convicted ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Madigan attorneys say feds’ call for 12.5-year sentence is ‘draconian’; prosecutors say he’s worth $40 million in new court filings | Illinois State Bar Association

Madigan attorneys say feds’ call for 12.5-year sentence is ‘draconian’; prosecutors say he’s worth $40 million in new court filingsFormer Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s attorneys have attacked prosecutors’ “draconian” recommendation that he serve 12½ years in prison in the ComEd scandal, likening the proposed term to a life sentence for an old man who is “not the villain of their constructed narrative.” Source: Chicago Tribune