As the defense got ready to rest its case in the 'ComEd Four' trial, neither Michael McClain nor Jay Doherty offered up much of one.
The defense has now rested, which means the end of the "ComEd Four" trial is near. The jury was dismissed Wednesday afternoon until Monday morning, when closing arguments are expected to begin. It will then be up to the jury to decide whether the government has adequately made its corruption and bribery case against the "ComEd Four" or not.
McClain, a former lobbyist known for his close relationship with Michael Madigan, is alleged by the government to have been a central figure in a bribery scheme to corruptly procure contracts and no-work jobs within ComEd for the then House Speaker's political associates. Speaking in his own defense, John Hooker said the first subs were placed under Doherty's contract in 2011- not as the government says, to shield the company from suspicion -but because their ComEd work was to be focused on City Hall and Cook County. Hooker was at the time ComEd's top internal lobbiyst, but retired shortly after going to work for Mike McClain.
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