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    All 4 defendants convicted of conspiracy in ‘ComEd Four’ trial in Illinois

    by Jason Meisner, Ray Long and Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune May 02, 2023 4 minutes
    Former ComEd executive John Hooker leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago after another day of testimony in the "ComEd Four" trial on April 18, 2023.

    CHICAGO — A federal jury on Tuesday convicted the “ComEd Four” defendants of the lead charge alleging they conspired to bribe Illinois' Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan to win his support for the utility’s legislative agenda in Springfield.

    Found guilty of bribery conspiracy were former ComEd contract lobbyist Michael McClain, a longtime Madigan confidant; former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore; ex-ComEd executive John Hooker; and Jay Doherty, who worked as a lobbyist for ComEd for 30 years and served as president of the City Club of Chicago civic forum.

    The bribery conspiracy count carries up to five years in prison for each defendant.

    The panel of seven women and five men announced it had reached a decision Tuesday after 4:15 p.m. Central time,

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