Madigan pleads not guilty in racketeering, bribery case
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, who held a virtual lock on Statehouse power for most of the past four decades, pleaded not guilty Wednesday
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, who held a virtual lock on Statehouse power for most of the past four decades, pleaded not guilty Wednesday
A week after he was charged in a bombshell corruption indictment, Madigan, 79, was arraigned in a telephone hearing in U.S. District Court on allegations he ran his elected office
Former House Speaker Mike Madigan didn’t say a word during the brief telephone hearing, instead letting his attorney, Gil Soffer, enter a not guilty plea on his behalf.
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of bribery and racketeering, one week after he was indicted by federal authorities.
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