Overview

• Federal Judge Manish S. Shah handed Michael McClain a 24-month prison term for conspiring to falsify ComEd records and evade internal controls in the scheme.
• Jay Doherty faces an Aug. 5 sentencing after federal prosecutors recommended a 15-month term for acting as the primary intermediary funneling payments to Madigan allies.
• Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore received a two-year sentence and lobbyist John Hooker was ordered to serve 18 months in connection with the same conspiracy.
• Prosecutors say ComEd executives and consultants channeled $1.3 million through sham contracts and false invoices from 2011 to 2019 to secure legislative favors from then-Speaker Madigan.
• Michael Madigan, sentenced to 7½ years in prison and fined $2.5 million, has filed a notice of appeal with the Seventh Circuit challenging his conviction.