‘ComEd Four’ jury begins fourth day of deliberations in bribery trial tied to Madigan
The four defendants charged in the ComEd bribery scheme are, from left, consultant Jay Doherty, lobbyist and former ComEd executive John Hooker, retired lobbyist Michael McClain and former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore.
before convicting him on sweeping corruption counts. Deliberations in the trial of his predecessor, former Republican Gov. George Ryan, in 2006 lasted for 11 days before ending in conviction.In the ComEd Four case, which is now in its eighth week, jurors are sifting through testimony from some 50 witnesses, dozens of wiretapped phone calls and other secret recordings, as well as thousands of emails and internal ComEd documents.
Defense attorney Patrick Cotter objected on behalf of all the ComEd Four defendants, saying “we believe the instructions constitute an improper amendment of the indictment” that lessens the government’s burden of proof.
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