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In the summer of 2020, federal prosecutors revealed a deferred
prosecution agreement reached with ComEd where the utility
agreed to pay a $200 million penalty for bribing Illinois
Statehouse officials in exchange for favorable legislation. The
agreement included deferring prosecution of the company in
exchange for cooperation in the investigation and prosecution.
Prosecutors later filed charges against former ComEd officials,
lobbyists and Madigan. In April, four individuals in the scheme
were found guilty in a jury trial. Madigan faces trial next
year. He’s pleaded not guilty. Madigan’s former Chief of Staff
and House Clerk Tim Mapes faces allegations he lied to
investigators next month.
On Monday, ComEd CEO Gil Quiniones said the completion of the
DPA and dismal of the charge comes after the company has “fully
complied with the deferred prosecution agreement.”
“With the completion of the DPA and dismissal of the charge,
ComEd remains committed, at all levels of the company, to the
highest standards of integrity and ethical behavior for our
business, and to continuing to build the trust of our
customers,” Quinones said. “And, as the state transitions to a
cleaner energy future, all of our more than 6,300 employees, who
work hard to keep the lights on each day, remain focused on
continuing to deliver highly reliable, resilient, and
increasingly clean power to more than 9 million residents across
northern Illinois.”
Last week, prosecutors motioned for a judge in Madigan’s case to
deny a motion for dismissal.
“Defendant Michael Madigan was the leader of a corrupt criminal
enterprise, the tentacles of which extended from the Office of
the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives in
Springfield, to the Thirteenth Ward Democratic Organization on
the south side of Chicago,” prosecutors said. “For approximately
eight years, through the operation of this criminal enterprise,
Madigan exploited his position as a high-ranking public official
to manipulate the levers of State and local government for the
purpose of illegally enriching himself and his associates.”
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