Overview

• Federal prosecutors recommended a 70-month sentence in a July 10 filing ahead of McClain’s July 24 sentencing hearing.
• The 48-page memo depicts the 77-year-old lobbyist as Michael Madigan’s “agent, messenger, henchman” and highlights his repeated demands to ComEd.
• Secret FBI wiretaps captured McClain outlining his political philosophy and deriding ComEd regulators.
• McClain was convicted for orchestrating a scheme that funneled $1.3 million in no-work contracts to Madigan allies in return for favorable legislation.
• His defense attorneys have urged the court for probation, citing his advanced age, health risks and decades since holding public office.