Lawyers for the ex-president of AT&T Illinois are seeking to bar key evidence in his upcoming bribery trial, arguing that prosecutors have failed to identify any conspiracy to corruptly influence then-House Speaker Michael Madigan. In related news, Illinois lawmakers have quietly voted to extend a cellular communications law that prosecutors allege was part of AT&T Illinois' scheme to bribe Madigan. The extension was approved in the closing days of the spring legislative session and extends the 2018 law for five years.
Illinois lawmakers quietly extend cellular law part of AT&T-Michael Madigan bribery case https://t.co/S8Qvjln36i
Illinois lawmakers quietly voted in the closing days of the spring session to approve a five-year extension of a 2018 law that the feds say was a product of AT&T Illinois’ alleged scheme to bribe then-House Speaker Michael Madigan. @PetrellaReports https://t.co/kWSkyk5rba
Illinois lawmakers quietly voted in the closing days of their spring legislative session to approve an extension of a cellular communications law that prosecutors say was a product of AT&T Illinois’ alleged scheme to bribe then-Speaker Michael Madigan. https://t.co/PobZGGKgiL
Illinois lawmakers quietly extend cellular law part of AT&T-Michael Madigan bribery case https://t.co/vi9c4qyVVr
Illinois lawmakers quietly extend cellular law that’s part of AT&T-Michael Madigan bribery case https://t.co/tytKSGKyWj
Lawyers for the ex-president of AT&T Illinois are seeking to bar key evidence in his upcoming bribery trial, arguing in a recent filing that prosecutors have failed to identify any conspiracy to “corruptly” influence then-House Speaker Michael Madigan. https://t.co/6QeRXXXlq5