Overview

• Madigan faces up to 12.5 years in prison and a $1.5 million fine after his February conviction on nearly a dozen bribery and corruption counts.
• Prosecutors told the court that Madigan committed perjury by giving testimony under oath that conflicted with other witnesses’ accounts.
• Roughly 200 letters of support arrived before sentencing, including endorsements from his daughter Lisa Madigan and former Governor Jim Edgar.
• Judge John Blakey, a former assistant U.S. attorney, is expected to impose a tougher penalty than those given to similarly aged defendants due to Madigan’s lack of remorse.
• The outcome is set to reinforce anti-corruption efforts in Illinois, where more than 2,200 public officials have been sent to federal prison since 1976.