‘Mike is not corrupt,’ defense attorney insists at Madigan corruption trial
Michael Madigan’s defense team has begun closing arguments at the former Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial in Chicago ...
Closing arguments begin in corruption trial of former IL House Speaker Michael Madigan
Closing arguments began Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan ...
Closing arguments to begin in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's corruption trial
Madigan, 82, and his co-defendant, political ally and confidant Michael McClain, are accused of running a criminal enterprise designed to enrich the former speaker and his associates and increase his ...
Michael Madigan corruption trial nears conclusion after months of drama
After more than three months, dozens of witnesses and hundreds of audio recordings, the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will soon be in the hands of a jury.
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'Power and profit': Prosecutors summarize case against former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan
Final arguments are underway in the high-profile corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Najib wraps up 1MDB testimony after 26 days on the stand
1MDB TRIAL | After 26 days, former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak has wrapped up his testimony to defend himself in his RM2.27 billion 1MDB abuse of power and money laundering trial. The former ...
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Pete Hegseth sister-in-law, in new signed testimony, says he raged at ex-wife
WASHINGTON — An affidavit by a former sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of Defense, alleges that Hegseth regularly flew into alcohol-fueled rages ...
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‘Servant’ Trial: M. Night Shyamalan Denies Copying, Says Dispute Is a ‘Misunderstanding’
M. Night Shyamalan testified Wednesday that he and his collaborators on the Apple TV+ show “Servant” did not steal from a 2013 independent film about a delusional mother and her baby doll.
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‘I Only Know South Korea Has Fewer Mountains’ – Testimony From Captured Pyongyang POW
When questioned by the interrogator he added that his mother is unaware of his whereabouts. When asked if he would “voluntarily wish to give truthful testimony about the circumstances of [his] ...
The ‘Make Michael Madigan Money Plan’ was powerful speaker’s focus, feds argue in waning days of corruption trial
Michael Madigan was so important to ComEd’s legislative agenda in Springfield that the utility was willing to bend over backwards to make the then-powerful House speaker happy, showering his ...
Mike Madigan trial live updates: Defense begins closing arguments in federal corruption trial
Closing arguments are expected to begin Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Court is expected to resume at 9 a.m. Former federal prosecutor ...
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Michael T. Nietzel
Michael Nietzel is president emeritus of Missouri State University. A Forbes contributor since 2019, he writes about higher education. After earning his B.A. from Wheaton College (Illinois), he ...