US EditionProsecutors Recommend 12.5 Years in Prison for Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan
- Federal prosecutors have proposed that Michael Madigan, the ex-Speaker of the Illinois House, receive a 12.5-year prison term for his role in a corruption case, with his sentencing hearing scheduled for June 13, 2025.
- The recommendation follows Madigan’s February 2025 conviction on 10 of 23 counts, including bribery related to no-work contracts from Commonwealth Edison between 2011 and 2019.
- Prosecutors described Madigan as 'steeped in corruption,' highlighting his concealment efforts and lack of remorse, while his attorneys request five years probation citing his age and caregiving duties.
- Madigan faces a $1.5 million fine and forfeiture of $3.1 million, and the government cited deterrence and Illinois’s corruption epidemic to justify the sentence length.
- The case marks the fall of Illinois’s longest legislative leader, signaling a demand for accountability at the highest government levels amid long-standing corruption concerns.
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* Click here for the full document… #BREAKING Federal prosecutors ask a judge to sentence ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan to 12.5 years in prison pic.twitter.com/LYmAxrYeQ5 — Jon Seidel (@SeidelContent) May 30, 2025 …Adding… Jon Seidel… NOW: Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan asks federal judge for probation with one year of home detention. "His legacy [...]
Prosecutors ask judge to sentence ex-Speaker Madigan to 12 ½ years in prison
Federal prosecutors are asking for a 12.5-year sentence for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, in addition to a $1.5 million fine. Madigan was convicted in February on 10 of 23 corruption counts, including bribery.
With Michael Madigan’s sentencing for corruption coming, friends write hundreds of letters urging leniency
“A gentleman.” “A rule follower.” “Mr. Integrity.” As the feds seek a prison sentence for the former house speaker, supporters paint Madigan as a good man who “made mistakes.”
Here’s who wrote a letter of support for former House Speaker Michael Madigan
Ahead of his scheduled sentencing in June, attorneys for Michael Madigan submitted more than 200 letters of support for the former speaker of the Illinois House. Feds want lengthy 12 1/2-year prison sentence for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, while defense asks for probation The letters were written by family, friends and former politicians who spoke of their connections to Madigan. Former Gov. James R. Thompson, who penned the letter prior t…
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