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Exelon paying legal bills for two former executives of ComEd 4 convicted of bribery

May 16, 2023 | By Dave McKinney, WBEZ Chicago

CHICAGO — Exelon, the parent company for Commonwealth Edison, has been paying the legal fees for two now-convicted former Edison executives who were part of a conspiracy to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, WBEZ has learned. The move has created an unusual dynamic. On one hand, the company’s subsidiary, ComEd, is cooperating with federal investigators…

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Closing arguments in ComEd bribery trial set for Monday; McClain calls no witnesses, does not take the stand

April 20, 2023 | By Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois

CHICAGO – After nearly six weeks, a federal jury has heard almost all the evidence in the bribery trial of three ex-lobbyists for electric utility Commonwealth Edison and its former CEO who are accused of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Prosecutors allege the four arranged for Madigan allies to get jobs and contracts…

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