A lawyer of former house speaker Michael Madigan will continue his final appeal in front of the jury on Monday, attacking the FBI secret case at the center of the historic case, along with allegations of comaid bribery scheme: East. Daniel Solis.
Attorney Dan Collins started its concluding debate on Friday and called Solis, saying what is going to happen, “The small crack in your windshield which will not go away and will continue to spread and spread.”
Coalins also ridiculed that Solis was described by prosecutors as a “moving microphone”, stating that the then 25th ward’s Elderman and influential Zoning Committee head of the then 25th ward and the head of the influential zoning committee Started doing, and often its screenplay was written. Secret behavior with Madigan.
“He is not a moving microphone. He is an actor in a stage production, and is receiving instructions from the government, “Colins told the jury on Friday. “He is not just a moving microphone, he is a moving crime wave.”
Coalins told the jury that when the closing debate starts again on Monday, he will have a lot to say about Solis.
Madigan, 82, a Southwest Side Democrat, and his co-operative, Michael McClane, 77, who have been a long lobbying of Downstate Quincy, but a 23-sleep prosecution alleged that Madigan’s prestigious state and political operations Was run like a criminal venture. Increase your power and enrich yourself and your colleagues.
In addition to the plans to pressurize the developers to hire Madigan’s law firm, Madigan and McClane have been accused of bribery schemes related to Comaid and AT & T Illinois.
The lawsuit, which began on 8 October and eventually moving towards conclusion, represents the top of a long federal corruption investigation, resulting in guilty of many others in the last few years. However, Madigan is undoubtedly the biggest goal.
After an exceptionally long closing debate of the prosecutors, Colins began their address to the jury members, which ended on Friday morning after more than 10 hours in three days. This means that the argument of Colins was interrupted after about two and a half hours.
The counsel of Michael McClane, co-patriarch of Madigan, will move forward, followed by government refutation and then, finally, jury consultation.
At the end of his argument on Friday, Assistant American Attorney Dyne McArthur called Madigan a “decision -making person”, a extremely powerful politician who used his roles as an elected officer, state democratic party leader and private lawyer for years. To move forward. A criminal enterprise focused on personal benefits.
McArthur told the jury that Madigan and McClen worked together, “Used and misused their positions to maintain the power of Madigan and earn profit for their personal gains.”
McArthur said, “For Madigan and McClane, the corrupt method was the same as it continued.” “But the law does not say that this can happen.”
During the marathon public corruption trial of Madigan, the defense has tried to portray political veterans as a hardworking and humble Southwest cider for a long time, which only helped people through its role on top of the Illinois political power structure. Had demanded to do it.
To strengthen the image of a regular man, Colins on Friday referred to their customer not as “speaker”, but as “Mr.”. Madigan, but as “Mike”.
Colins said, “The government depends on your suspicion, the doubt towards our public authorities.” “What the government seems to be at first glance is a very sophisticated presentation, but it is incomplete. this is confusing. And at the most important points, it is a lie. “