Overview

• U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey imposed a 90-month prison term following a four-month trial that featured more than 60 witnesses.
• Madigan was convicted on 10 counts of bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud for using his office to solicit kickbacks and no-show jobs for allies.
• Prosecutors detailed schemes with utility Commonwealth Edison and a state board appointment plot to enrich Madigan and his associates.
• Blakey criticized Madigan’s trial testimony as “a nauseating display of perjury and evasion” and denied defense requests for probation or home confinement despite his age.
• Illinois leaders from both parties have responded to the sentencing with demands for comprehensive ethics legislation to restore public trust.