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With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.
Michael Madigan, a former powerful figure in Illinois politics, was sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison. Madigan was convicted on 10 counts related to a bribery conspiracy.
A federal jury convicted Michael Madigan on Feb. 12, 2025, of multiple federal charges including bribery conspiracy — but jurors deadlocked on other charges in the wide-ranging indictment ...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, has been sentenced to 7½ years in prison and a $2.5 million fine on corruption convictions.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) -- The former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced on June 13, on federal corruption charges. He was also given a $2.5 million fine.
White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, Father Michael Pfleger, and the late former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson all had letters submitted to the court on Madigan’s behalf.
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NEED TO KNOW Michael Madigan was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and fined $2.5 million on June 13 in a corruption case The former Illinois House speaker was convicted of using his ...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Friday was sentenced to 7 ½ years in prison, following his conviction earlier this year on bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges.