<p>Federal authorities have pursued former Illinois House Speaker <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/madigan-trial-news" target="_blank" >Michael J. Madigan</a> for more than a decade. But there’s been collateral damage along the way.</p><p>At least 21 individuals and businesses have faced <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corruption-trials" target="_blank" >related criminal charges</a> since the investigation began. Nine have been sentenced to prison.</p><p>Here’s a look at those caught in the wake of the Madigan investigation:</p><h3><b>Michael McClain</b></h3><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center>
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<div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Michael McClain, a longtime confidant to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, walks into the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times</p></div></div>
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</div><p>McClain is a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/5/4/23711827/michael-mcclains-illinois-pension-is-suspended-after-comed-bribery-conviction" target="_blank" >former state lawmaker</a> who became a lobbyist after his 1970s career in the Legislature. He developed a close friendship with Madigan and became known in Springfield as someone who would pass along messages and carry out tasks for the powerful but reclusive speaker. He’s now set to face trial for the second time in two years, this time as Madigan’s co-defendant. A jury <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/5/2/23697452/jurors-reach-verdict-in-comed-bribery-trial" target="_blank" >convicted McClain</a> and three others in May 2023 for a lengthy conspiracy to bribe Madigan to benefit ComEd. McClain and the others have yet to be sentenced, though. They are <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/comed-bribery-trial/2024/07/09/fate-comed-bribery-defendants-unclear" target="_blank" >challenging their convictions</a> following a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corruption-trials/2024/06/26/supreme-court-snyder-ruling-madigan-corruption" target="_blank" >recent ruling</a> by the U.S. Supreme Court.</p><h3><b>Jay Doherty, John Hooker and Anne Pramaggiore</b></h3><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center>
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<img class="Image" alt="Former City Club President Jay Doherty, left, in 2010;&nbsp;John T. Hooker, then ComEd’s executive vice president of legislative and external affairs, center, in 2012; Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, right, in 2016. " srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6ef19a8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1275×716+0+67/resize/490×275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd8%2Ff8%2F8d93e8970059b43e6e015bca2a4b%2Fdoherty-hooker-et-al-combo.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2c80d0c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1275×716+0+67/resize/980×550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd8%2Ff8%2F8d93e8970059b43e6e015bca2a4b%2Fdoherty-hooker-et-al-combo.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275"
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<div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Former City Club President Jay Doherty, left, in 2010; John T. Hooker, then ComEd’s executive vice president of legislative and external affairs, center, in 2012; Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, right, in 2016. </p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Brian Jackson, Richard A. Chapman, Rich Hein/Sun-Times file</p></div></div>
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</div><p>Onetime City Club President Doherty, ex-ComEd lobbyist Hooker and former ComEd CEO Pramaggiore were <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/5/2/23697452/jurors-reach-verdict-in-comed-bribery-trial" target="_blank" >convicted at trial</a> with McClain in May 2023. They were found guilty of a nearly decade-long conspiracy<b> </b>to bribe Madigan. A judge is considering whether those convictions should stand following the recent Supreme Court ruling. The high court said a bribery law<b> </b>used in the ComEd prosecution does not also criminalize after-the-fact rewards known as “gratuities.” The four have yet to be sentenced.</p><div class="RelatedList Enhancement" data-module data-align-center>
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<p></p><h3><b>ComEd</b></h3><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center>
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</div><p>Federal prosecutors first implicated Madigan in wrongdoing when they filed a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/7/17/21328229/feds-file-criminal-charges-against-comed-implicate-michael-madigan-springfield-politics-us-attorney" target="_blank" >bribery charge against ComEd</a>, the largest utility in the state. <a class="Link" href="https://graphics.suntimes.com/2023/comed-timeline/" target="_blank" >ComEd acknowledged wrongdoing</a> in the scheme by McClain, Pramaggiore, Hooker and Doherty to bribe Madigan. It also agreed to pay a $200 million fine and cooperate in the investigation. However, ComEd’s attorneys pleaded not guilty in court. And in July 2023, a judge dismissed the bribery charge under the terms of a deal struck by ComEd.</p><h3><b>AT&T Illinois</b></h3><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center>
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<div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>AT&T Illinois, the telecom giant’s statewide subsidiary, became ensnared in a high-profile federal corruption probe.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Mark Lennihan/AP</p></div></div>
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</div><p>The utility was charged in late 2022 for a scheme similar to the one that led to the convictions of McClain, Pramaggiore, Hooker and Doherty. AT&T Illinois was accused of funneling money to former state Rep. Edward Acevedo to influence Madigan. It entered into <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/10/14/23404193/mike-madigan-att-illinois-fined-sway-springfield-legislation" target="_blank" >a two-year deal</a> with prosecutors and agreed to pay a $23 million fine. It also agreed to cooperate in their investigation and, in return, the charge could be dismissed as soon as this month.</p><h3><b>Eddie Acevedo and his sons</b></h3><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center>
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<img class="Image" alt="Edward Acevedo" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/209e6cc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/840×471+0+44/resize/490×275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4a%2F9e%2F67ef6f8b10bc041d38b6ee424b57%2Facevedo.jpeg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/beffdf8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/840×471+0+44/resize/980×550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4a%2F9e%2F67ef6f8b10bc041d38b6ee424b57%2Facevedo.jpeg 2x" width="490" height="275"
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<div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Ex-state Rep. Edward Acevedo in a 2013 photo</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>AP</p></div></div>
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</div><p>Former state Rep. Edward “Eddie” Acevedo and two sons, Alex and Michael, have all gone to prison for cheating on their taxes in spin-off prosecutions from the Madigan case. Edward and Michael Acevedo pleaded guilty and were sentenced to <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/3/23/22993195/former-state-rep-eddie-acevedo-sentencing-cheating-income-taxes-tied-madigan-probe" target="_blank" >six months</a> and <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/6/14/23747473/son-of-former-state-rep-eddie-acevedo-sentenced-to-one-month-in-federal-tax-case" target="_blank" >one month</a>, respectively.<b> </b>Alex Acevedo was <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/1/30/23578115/son-of-former-state-rep-eddie-acevedo-found-guilty-on-tax-charges" target="_blank" >found guilty</a> at trial in January 2023 and was <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/7/5/23784637/son-of-former-state-sen-eddie-acevedo-gets-2-months-for-filing-false-tax-claims" target="_blank" >sentenced to two months</a>. Edward Acevedo also plays a role in the Madigan case: Prosecutors say he was among the Madigan allies who received thousands of dollars from ComEd and AT&T Illinois for do-nothing jobs. All three Acevedos have served their sentences.</p><h3><b>Edward Burke</b></h3><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center>
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<img class="Image" alt="Alderman Ed Burke, 75, walks into the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Chicago. Burke, one of the most powerful City Council members in Chicago, is charged with one count of attempted extortion in trying to shake down a fast-food restaurant seeking city remodeling permits, according to a federal complaint unsealed Thursday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) ORG XMIT: ILCHS303" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/58a251b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3840×2155+0+321/resize/490×275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb1%2Fda%2Fbb3467c82062d1334925850f96f4%2Frezin-burke-jan-2019-2.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/402ecef/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3840×2155+0+321/resize/980×550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb1%2Fda%2Fbb3467c82062d1334925850f96f4%2Frezin-burke-jan-2019-2.JPG 2x" width="490" height="275"
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<div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Former Ald. Edward Burke, 75, walks into the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Chicago. </p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times</p></div></div>
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</div><p>Last year’s blockbuster trial of <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/edburke" target="_blank" >Burke</a><b> </b>— Chicago’s longest-serving City Council member — grew out of the Madigan investigation. Charles Cui, a developer, was <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/usa-vs-edward-burke/2024/08/16/developer-convicted-ed-burke-32-months-prison-eight-more-than-burke" target="_blank" >also convicted</a>. But longtime Burke ally <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/12/10/18465794/burke-s-top-political-aide-got-visit-from-feds-before-raid" target="_blank" >Peter Andrews</a> was acquitted by a jury. Burke was accused of using his powerful position to squeeze developers for business for his private tax law firm, while Cui was convicted of bribing Burke. Burke was <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/usa-vs-edward-burke/2024/08/16/ed-burke-sentence-judge-virginia-kendall-explains-signifcant-reasons" target="_blank" >sentenced to two years</a> in prison and began <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/09/23/chicagos-longest-serving-city-council-member-ed-burke-is-in-prison" target="_blank" >serving his sentence</a> on Sept. 23. Cui has been <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/usa-vs-edward-burke/2024/08/16/developer-convicted-ed-burke-32-months-prison-eight-more-than-burke" target="_blank" >sentenced to 32 months</a> and is due to report in January.</p><div class="RelatedList Enhancement" data-module data-align-center>
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<p></p><h3><b>Roberto Caldero</b></h3><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center>
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<div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Political operative Roberto Caldero</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>LinkedIn</p></div></div>
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</div><p>Prosecutors say the former political operative leaned on then-Ald. Danny Solis to help an Ohio company win a $1 billion custodial services contract with Chicago Public Schools, as well as to get a street and park named in honor of members of the Cacciatore family. Along the way, prosecutors say Caldero <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/2/24/22300154/political-operative-roberto-caldero-charged-new-indictment-ex-alderman-danny-solis" target="_blank" >offered Solis thousands of dollars</a> in campaign contributions. Caldero pleaded guilty to wire fraud and is serving a nearly <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/4/14/23683910/roberto-caldero-sentenced-bribery-5-years-federal-court-seeger" target="_blank" >five-year prison sentence</a>.</p><h3><b>Annazette Collins</b></h3><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center>
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&lt/div&gt&ltp&gtThe former state senator was convicted by a jury of &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corruption-trials/2024/02/12/ex-lawmaker-convicted-of-cheating-on-taxes-in-a-case-tied-to-corruption-probe-that-led-to-madigan-indictment&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtfiling false tax returns&lt/a&gt in a prosecution spun off of the Madigan investigation. Her trial revealed that she was also caught while working at an insurance company submitting policies for people who did not apply for them or “did not exist.” That conduct did not lead to criminal charges. Collins is due to soon begin serving a &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corruption-trials/2024/06/21/illinois-lawmaker-year-prison-cheating-taxes&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtone-year prison sentence&lt/a&gt.&lt/p&gt&lth3&gt&ltb&gtPaul La Schiazza&lt/b&gt&lt/h3&gt&ltdiv class=&quotEnhancement&quot data-align-center&gt
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&ltdiv class=&quotFigure-content&quot&gt&ltfigcaption class=&quotFigure-caption&quot&gt&ltp&gtFormer AT&ampamp;T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after his bribery trial ended with a hung jury on Thursday.&lt/p&gt&lt/figcaption&gt&ltspan class=&quotline&quot&gt&lt/span&gt&ltdiv class=&quotFigure-credit&quot&gt&ltp&gtAshlee Rezin/Sun-Times&lt/p&gt&lt/div&gt&lt/div&gt
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&lt/div&gt&ltp&gtThe former president of AT&ampamp;T Illinois is accused of funneling money to Eddie Acevedo in order to influence Madigan, a scheme similar to the one that led to convictions against McClain, Pramaggiore, Hooker and Doherty. La Schiazza went to trial in September but a jury &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corruption-trials/usa-v-paul-la-schiazza/2024/09/19/verdict-trial-ex-at-t-illinois-exec-bribing-michael-madigan&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtfailed to reach a verdict&lt/a&gt. A new trial has &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corruption-trials/usa-v-paul-la-schiazza/2024/09/24/illinois-chicago-corruption-bribery-madigan-michael-mike-house-speaker-trial-paul-la-schiazza&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtnot been scheduled&lt/a&gt.&lt/p&gt&ltdiv class=&quotRelatedList Enhancement&quot data-module data-align-center&gt
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&lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corruption-trials/usa-v-paul-la-schiazza/2024/09/11/king-madigan-speaker-bribed-jurors-latest-corruption-trial&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtAll agree ‘King Madigan’ ruled, but jurors must decide whether speaker was bribed in latest corruption trial&lt/a&gt
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&lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corruption-trials/usa-v-paul-la-schiazza/2024/09/19/verdict-trial-ex-at-t-illinois-exec-bribing-michael-madigan&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtAT&ampamp;T jury hangs up — mistrial declared in case of former exec accused of bribing Madigan, weeks before ex-speaker’s own trial&lt/a&gt
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&lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corruption-trials/usa-v-paul-la-schiazza/2024/09/24/illinois-chicago-corruption-bribery-madigan-michael-mike-house-speaker-trial-paul-la-schiazza&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtJudge not ready to retry former AT&ampamp;T Illinois exec accused of bribing Mike Madigan&lt/a&gt
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&ltp&gt&lt/p&gt&lth3&gt&ltb&gtTimothy Mapes&lt/b&gt&lt/h3&gt&ltdiv class=&quotEnhancement&quot data-align-center&gt
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&ltdiv class=&quotFigure-content&quot&gt&ltfigcaption class=&quotFigure-caption&quot&gt&ltp&gtTimothy Mapes, former chief of staff of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the the Dirksen Federal Court Building, Tuesday, July 25, 2023.&lt/p&gt&lt/figcaption&gt&ltspan class=&quotline&quot&gt&lt/span&gt&ltdiv class=&quotFigure-credit&quot&gt&ltp&gtAnthony Vazquez/Sun-Times&lt/p&gt&lt/div&gt&lt/div&gt
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&lt/div&gt&ltp&gt&lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/02/28/ex-michael-madigan-aide-timothy-mapes-pension-suspended&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtMapes&lt/a&gt spent two decades as Madigan’s chief of staff in Springfield, until Madigan forced him to resign in 2018 over bullying and harassment allegations. Then, in 2021, Mapes lied to a grand jury investigating Madigan and McClain. A jury found him &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/24/23844293/verdict-tim-mapes-perjury-trial-michael-madigan&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtguilty of perjury&lt/a&gt and attempted obstruction of justice in August 2023. He is now serving a &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/mapes/2024/02/12/prison-tim-mapes-former-top-aide-michael-madigan&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gt2½-year prison sentence&lt/a&gt.&lt/p&gt&lth3&gt&ltb&gtFidel Marquez&lt/b&gt&lt/h3&gt&ltdiv class=&quotEnhancement&quot data-align-center&gt
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&ltdiv class=&quotFigure-content&quot&gt&ltfigcaption class=&quotFigure-caption&quot&gt&ltp&gtFormer ComEd executive Fidel Marquez (right) with his lawyer at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Friday, April 5, 2024.&lt/p&gt&lt/figcaption&gt&ltspan class=&quotline&quot&gt&lt/span&gt&ltdiv class=&quotFigure-credit&quot&gt&ltp&gtPat Nabong/Sun-Times&lt/p&gt&lt/div&gt&lt/div&gt
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&lt/div&gt&ltp&gtMarquez served as ComEd’s senior vice president of external and governmental affairs from March 2012 until September 2019. Near the end of his tenure, on Jan. 16, 2019, FBI agents appeared at his mother’s house. They put him in a car, drove him to a parking lot and convinced him to wear a wire on his friends and colleagues. He has since &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/29/21494030/former-comed-exec-pleads-guilty-corruption-federal-investigation-bribery-madigan-fidel-marquez&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtpleaded guilty to a bribery conspiracy&lt/a&gt, and his testimony in 2023 helped convict McClain, Pramaggiore, Hooker and Doherty. If his &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/3/30/23663522/key-federal-witness-comed-bribery-trial-pays-a-price-defense-grills-his-decision-his-personal-life&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtcooperation continues&lt/a&gt, prosecutors are expected to recommend he be sentenced to probation.&lt/p&gt&lth3&gt&ltb&gtMartin Sandoval&lt/b&gt&lt/h3&gt&ltdiv class=&quotEnhancement&quot data-align-center&gt
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&ltimg class=&quotImage&quot alt=&quotThen state Sen. Martin Sandoval in 2008.&quot srcset=&quothttps://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ae6fb82/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024×575+0+121/resize/490×275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1e%2F53%2Fdaf1f831a428a6f1cc41480cc115%2Fcorrection-transit-funding.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/df15fdc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024×575+0+121/resize/980×550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1e%2F53%2Fdaf1f831a428a6f1cc41480cc115%2Fcorrection-transit-funding.jpg 2x&quot width=&quot490&quot height=&quot275&quot
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&ltdiv class=&quotFigure-content&quot&gt&ltfigcaption class=&quotFigure-caption&quot&gt&ltp&gtThen-Illinois Sen. Martin Sandoval, D-Cicero, argues mass transit funding legislation while on the Senate floor during session at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. &lt/p&gt&lt/figcaption&gt&ltspan class=&quotline&quot&gt&lt/span&gt&ltdiv class=&quotFigure-credit&quot&gt&ltp&gtSeth Perlman/AP&lt/p&gt&lt/div&gt&lt/div&gt
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&lt/div&gt&ltp&gtThe onetime state senator actually faced criminal charges in a separate investigation. However, his name surfaced as federal investigators dug into ComEd and its parent company, Exelon. Sandoval &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/1/28/21111932/state-senator-martin-sandoval-red-light-camera-bribery-charge&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtpleaded guilty&lt/a&gt to bribery and agreed to work with federal prosecutors, but he &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2020/12/5/22155965/martin-sandoval-dies-covid-senator-illinois-federal-corruption-investigation&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtdied of COVID-19&lt/a&gt in December 2020.&lt/p&gt&lth3&gt&ltb&gtDaniel Solis&lt/b&gt&lt/h3&gt&ltdiv class=&quotEnhancement&quot data-align-center&gt
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&ltdiv class=&quotFigure-content&quot&gt&ltfigcaption class=&quotFigure-caption&quot&gt&ltp&gtThen-Ald. Danny Solis comments on the city’s bid for the Obama Library in the rear of the City Council Chambers, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. &lt/p&gt&lt/figcaption&gt&ltspan class=&quotline&quot&gt&lt/span&gt&ltdiv class=&quotFigure-credit&quot&gt&ltp&gtBrian Jackson/Sun-Times file&lt/p&gt&lt/div&gt&lt/div&gt
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&lt/div&gt&ltp&gtSolis represented Chicago’s 25th Ward on the City Council from 1996 until 2019, when he was unmasked by the Chicago Sun-Times as &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/1/23/18369359/solis-secretly-recorded-fellow-ald-burke-to-help-feds-in-criminal-investigation&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gta government mole&lt/a&gt. He rose from activist to become head of the Council’s powerful zoning committee. But in June 2016, FBI agents knocked on his door&ltb&gt &lt/b&gtand confronted him with evidence of his alleged crimes. &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/3/13/18482294/read-the-unsealed-affidavit-detailing-feds-investigation-of-ald-danny-solis&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtAn FBI affidavit&lt/a&gt first obtained by the Sun-Times alleged that Solis had received “a steady flow of personal benefits” from people for whom he had either taken official action or had offered to take official action. The benefits allegedly included campaign contributions, prostitution services and Viagra. Solis quickly agreed to wear a wire for the FBI, helping agents record powerful politicians like Madigan and Burke. Solis has been &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/4/8/23017169/feds-charge-former-ald-danny-solis-with-bribery&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtcharged with bribery&lt/a&gt, but prosecutors are &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/4/21/23036288/danny-solis-deal-cooperation-truly-extraordinary-bribery-charge&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtexpected to seek dismissal&lt/a&gt of that charge&ltb&gt &lt/b&gtif he holds up his end of a cooperation deal they struck. He will likely escape conviction and avoid prison.&lt/p&gt&ltdiv class=&quotRelatedList Enhancement&quot data-module data-align-center&gt
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&lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/1/23/18369359/solis-secretly-recorded-fellow-ald-burke-to-help-feds-in-criminal-investigation&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtSolis secretly recorded fellow Ald. Burke to help feds in criminal investigation&lt/a&gt
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&lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/4/8/23017169/feds-charge-former-ald-danny-solis-with-bribery&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtFeds finally charge former Ald. Danny Solis — ‘Alderman A’ — with bribery&lt/a&gt
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&ltp&gt&lt/p&gt&lth3&gt&ltb&gtPedro Soto&lt/b&gt&lt/h3&gt&ltdiv class=&quotEnhancement&quot data-align-center&gt
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&ltdiv class=&quotFigure-content&quot&gt&ltfigcaption class=&quotFigure-caption&quot&gt&ltp&gtPedro Soto, former chief of staff of Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, walks outside the Everett M. Dirksen Courthouse in the Loop before his sentencing, Thursday, March 16, 2023.&lt/p&gt&lt/figcaption&gt&ltspan class=&quotline&quot&gt&lt/span&gt&ltdiv class=&quotFigure-credit&quot&gt&ltp&gtPat Nabong/Sun-Times&lt/p&gt&lt/div&gt&lt/div&gt
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&lt/div&gt&ltp&gtSoto once served as chief of staff to the head of Chicago Public Schools. Then he lied to the FBI about whether he had once given out inside information about bidding on a major custodial contract. He &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/9/11/21432357/cps-ceo-ex-chief-staff-pleads-guilty-lying-feds&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtpleaded guilty&lt/a&gt to lying to the FBI in a spin-off prosecution from the Madigan case, and a judge &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/3/16/23643709/pedro-soto-chicago-public-schools-corruption-chicago-danny-solis-cps-roberto-caldero&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gtsentenced him to probation&lt/a&gt.&lt/p&gt&ltp&gt&ltb&gtSee Wong&lt/b&gt&lt/p&gt&ltdiv class=&quotEnhancement&quot data-align-center&gt
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&lt/div&gt&ltp&gtWong was a developer caught cheating Chinatown families out of more than $1 million more than a decade ago. Hoping for leniency at sentencing, he began providing information to the FBI in May 2014. A few months later, he secretly recorded an August 2014 meeting with Madigan and Solis. Wong’s actions set in motion a chain of events that led to Madigan’s indictment nearly eight years later. Still, in December 2022, a judge sentenced Wong&ltb&gt &lt/b&gtto &lta class=&quotLink&quot href=&quothttps://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/12/21/23521330/madigan-see-wong-developer-sentencing-prison-solis&quot target=&quot_blank&quot &gt16 months in prison&lt/a&gt. Wong has since served his sentence.&lt/p&gt
