Overview

• Hooker is the first of four ComEd affiliates convicted in May 2023 to begin serving a prison term under charges of conspiracy and falsifying records.
• Prosecutors had sought roughly four and a half years behind bars, but Judge Manish Shah imposed 18 months, noting Hooker’s age and lack of personal enrichment.
• The scheme routed $1.3 million through intermediaries, including Jay Doherty’s consulting firm, to pay five Madigan allies for no-show jobs tied to favorable legislation.
• A 2024 U.S. Supreme Court ruling dismissed multiple bribery counts in the case, leaving only conspiracy and false-records charges shaping current sentences.
• Sentencing hearings for the remaining defendants—Michael McClain, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and lobbyist Jay Doherty—are scheduled in the coming weeks.