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Mistrial declared for ex-AT&T exec accused of bribing government official

This hasn’t been the easiest year for federal prosecutors in Chicago, and things didn’t get any better Thursday when a jury failed to agree on whether a former AT&T Illinois executive bribed ex-state House Speaker Michael J. Madigan to pass legislation in Springfield.Jurors considering the case against Paul La Schiazza deliberated for 14 ½ hours over three days. But around 10:15 a.m. Thursday — 10 hours into deliberations — the panel warned of a…

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AT&T jury hangs up — mistrial declared in case of former exec accused of bribing Madigan, weeks before ex-speaker's own trial

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A federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the bribery case of former AT&T executive Paul La Schiazza, after the jury informed the court it was unable to reach a unanimous verdict.

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Jury deadlock leads to mistrial in AT&T bribery case tied to Mike Madigan

Paul La Schiazza was charged nearly two years ago in a five-count indictment that alleged he engaged in a conspiracy to bribe former House Speaker Mike Madigan in 2017. Prosecutors claimed he did so by arranging for AT&T to indirectly pay recently retired state Rep. Eddie Acevedo $22,500 over a nine-month period in which Acevedo did no work for the company. In exchange, the feds alleged Madigan allowed legislation that AT&T had been pushing for …

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A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in their deliberations over whether former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza bribed longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan via a no-work contract for the speaker’s political ally.

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Flanked by his legal team, former AT&T executive Paul La Schiazza exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in downtown Chicago on Sept. 10. La Schiazza is accused of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) CHICAGO – A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in their deliberations over whether former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza bribed longtime Illi…

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Flanked by his legal team, former AT&T executive Paul La Schiazza exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in downtown Chicago earlier this month. La Schiazza’s bribery trial ended in a mistrial on Thursday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in their deliberations over whether former AT&T …

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By Hannah MeiselCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in their deliberations over whether former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza bribed longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan via a no-work contract for the speaker’s political ally. After nearly 15 hours of deliberation over three days, the...

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