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Ex-Ill. Speaker Madigan Gets 7½ Years For Bribery

By Celeste Bott · June 13, 2025, 5:33 PM EDT

An Illinois federal judge on Friday sentenced former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to seven and a half years in prison and fined him $2.5 million for his conviction on bribery,...

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Case Information

Case Title

USA v. Madigan et al

Case Number

1:22-cr-00115

Court

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

March 02, 2022

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