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Madigan Set to Report to Federal Prison Today to Begin 7.5-Year Sentence

An appeals court rejection of bond means the 83-year-old must begin serving his term.

Overview

  • Madigan has been ordered to surrender by 2 p.m. Monday, with incarceration starting as his appeal proceeds.
  • He received a 90-month sentence and a $2.5 million fine after convictions on 10 counts including bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud, and he must serve at least 85% of the term.
  • Prosecutors proved schemes tied to Commonwealth Edison and an effort to place former Ald. Danny Solis on a state board.
  • The Bureau of Prisons has not disclosed his facility assignment, though his attorneys requested placement at the federal complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.
  • U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey called the conduct an abuse of power at the highest level and said Madigan lied on the stand after a four-month trial that featured about 60 witnesses.