The gamblers are discussing the Michael Madigan test on Tuesday morning, the fifth day of discussion in the landmark trial.
The deliberations started on Wednesday afternoon and till Monday evening lasted for more than 21 hours without judgment.
The gamblers sent their first concrete note of consultation on Monday afternoon, asking about the evidence related to Madigan’s alleged plan to put ontime political nemesis Juan Ochoa on the comed board.
Madigan, who spent the decades as a state house speaker and ruled the Illinois Democratic Cocks with a tight grip, was accused of running his political and government operations like a criminal venture. He was accused of Michael McClen, a former lobist who was a man of Madigan’s right hand.
Last week, only the communication of the gamblers was about the communication scheduling – and the office supply. Shortly before noon on Thursday, he sent a note to the judge, asked for more highlighters, sticky notes and white-outs.
After requests for at least five more copies of the prosecution with “more pens and highlighters and tape” on Wednesday.
After reading Thursday’s note, US District Judge John Robert Blacky said, “There is a lot of art and crafts going on.” When another message of gamblers came later during the day, the judge jokingly said that it would be only a red flag “if they start asking for pipe cleaner and macaroni.”
The gamblers have to consider 23 cases against Madigan, alleging an array of plans to enrich their political allies and line their pockets. McClane is charged in six of them.
To help his idea -discourse, gamblers have entered evidence in evidence in about 100 -page legal instructions, dozens of undercover recording, and hundreds of emails, texts and other documents.
The 82-year-old Madigan, towards the southwest of Chicago, was the most powerful person in Illinois politics for decades, the state was ruling the Democratic Party and setting up a national record for the longest serving speaker in the state house Had been. He is a retired lobist from his co-pattist, Michael McClane, 77, Downstate Qureesy who worked as a man of Madigan’s right hand.
In addition to plans to pressurize the developers to hire Madigan’s law firm, the prosecution accused Madigan and McClane of bribery schemes involving comed and AT and T Illinois, where the utilities reportedly But paid through do-nathing subcontracts, which make the subcontinent as a subcontinent for the speaker’s closest colleagues.