At the beginning of his final pitch for gamblers on Wednesday, prosecutors displayed a screenshot from an undercover video: Michael Madigan, then the powerful speaker of the Illinois House, bent forward with his hand.
The image, secretly recorded by Alderman-Turns-FBI Mol Daniel Solis, is definitely a picture of Madigan that prosecutors hope that the gamblers will take back to consult them-one politician laser- Centered what he can find for himself.
“Shri. Solis told Mr. Madigan that Mr. Solis sent the law business to his firm or Mr. Madigan in return for official action. In exchange for those things,” Assistant American Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu on Wednesday Told the gamblers.
“Shree. Madigan understood what Mr. Solis was saying. He was not confused.”
Bhachhu also reminded the gamblers of five Madigan colleagues, who had very little or no work from the AT and I Illinois to do no work. Madigan and her co-operative Michael McClenncy alleged to be engaged in a bribery scheme to obtain their colleagues that in exchange for the support of the legislative agenda of the companies of Madigen.
Bhachhu noted Madigan’s testimony that he did not know that he was not working.
Pointing to Madigan, Bhachu said, “You not only saw the lie during this test, you heard them too, and you have heard them right from this man from a witness.”
The prosecutor said, “In fact, he interacted with Mr. McClen, where Mr. McClen suggested him that no one was really doing any work.” “And his response?” ‘Some of these people have made like bandits, mic.’
“And you heard him laughing,” Bhachu continued. “Compared to the anger displayed directly in the exam.”
On Wednesday morning, Bhachu’s denial began the sixth day of argument, including long performances of the three teams of lawyers. After Bhachu’s comment, the gamblers are soon started to consult.
The test lasts about four months, which is before the initial estimates. The case represents the summit of an investigation into a long federal corruption, resulting in the punishment of many other Madigan-fast data in the last few years. Madigan, however, is the biggest goal.
The evidence includes more than 150 wiretapped conversations and secretly video-ridded meetings, which have given gamblers a back view to see the evidence behind some marki allegations in the prosecution.
Among them: To list the support of the speaker for the legislative agenda of alleged legislative agenda, a separate plan for meetings with developers in Madigan’s law firms and funnel do-nathing subcutaneous payments.
Madigan, 82, a south-west side a democrat, and a long-standing lobist of McClane, 77, Downstate Quincy, is accused in a 23-guest prosecution that Madigan’s wanted state and political operations increase their power and Was run as a criminal venture to enrich itself. And his colleagues.
In addition to alleging bribery schemes related to Comed and AT & T Illinois, the prosecution accused Madigan’s private law firm to put pressure on real estate developers to hiring the work of appeal and putting on the developers to the developers Help to get the status of an attractive state board to bring it.