Jurmers Michael is consulting in the historical corruption test of Madigan, whose decline from grace was cement by an indictment, alleging that he alleged that he enhances his power to the long-running illegal schemes and enhances his power and his pockets Instructed to line up.
The jury started its discussion on Wednesday afternoon and sat on Thursday without reaching a decision. He wrapped on Friday at around 3 pm on Friday, gave his total discussion time in about 14 hours last week.
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.
The gamblers did not send any note or question to the judge on Friday. So far, his only communication has been about scheduling – and office supply. Shortly before noon on Thursday, he sent a note to the judge, asked for more highlighters, sticky notes and white-outs.
On Wednesday, with the requests for at least five more copies of the prosecution with “more pen and highlighters and tape”.
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.
Apart from accusing the developers 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 reported Payed through Do-Nathing subcontrants, which make the subcontinent as a subcontinent for the speaker’s closest colleagues.