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Juan Ochoa, a former board member of Illinois’ largest electric utility company ComEd, took the stand Tuesday in the ongoing federal corruption trial of ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan.
Ochoa, current CEO of facilities services company Miramar Group, is a businessman who has been active in Chicago politics for decades. He told [...]

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Former ComEd board member Juan Ochoa testified Tuesday that then-House Speaker Michael Madigan backed him for the lucrative position with the utility after two of his political mentors, U.S. Reps. Luis Gutierrez and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, had endorsed Madigan in the general election. Ochoa’s testimony is at the center of one of the biggest allegations in Madigan’s ongoing corruption trial: an alleged conspiracy by ComEd to win Madigan’s influence …

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Juan Ochoa testifies about Michael Madigan’s role in ComEd board appointment

The year after Michael J. Madigan secured the unprecedented 2016 endorsement of then-U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Madigan found himself in a meeting with Gutierrez and Juan Ochoa, a prominent Latino businessman seeking a slot on ComEd’s board of directors.Ochoa believed the seat should go to a Latino candidate. He wasn’t impressed with the field lining up for it. And he told a jury Tuesday that he left that meeting feeling he had the support of Mad…

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Jurors hear Madigan pushed Latino businessman for ComEd board after winning Gutierrez support

(The Center Square) – Former ComEd board member Juan Ochoa has completed his testimony at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

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Former Speaker-backed ComEd board member testifies at Madigan corruption trial

(The Center Square) – Former ComEd board member Juan Ochoa has completed his testimony at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.  
Last month, ComEd general counsel and Senior Vice President Tom O’Neill testified that Madigan, then-speaker, recommended Ochoa for a position on ComEd’s Board of Directors in 2017. O’Neill said he expressed reservations about Ochoa to then-ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore. Och…

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The year after Michael J. Madigan secured the unprecedented 2016 endorsement of then-U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Madigan found himself in a meeting with Gutierrez and Juan Ochoa, a prominent Latino businessman seeking a slot on ComEd’s board of directors. Ochoa believed the seat should go to a Latino candidate. He wasn’t impressed with the field lining up for it. And he told a jury Tuesday that he left that meeting feeling he had the support of Ma…

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