Witness in Madigan corruption trial details how ex-speaker used his power
Fmr. Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stands trial on federal bribery, conspiracy, racketeering, and wire fraud.
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Fmr. Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stands trial on federal bribery, conspiracy, racketeering, and wire fraud.
For five days, one of the star witnesses in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial has been on the stand testifying about his relationship to Madigan and his close associate and lobbyist Michael McClain. The case hinges on wiretapped phone calls, secret recordings, emails, and other messages. For days, Fidel Marquez, a politically-connected former ComEd executive, has been answering questions about his role in all of it.
After more than three days of deliberations, an Indiana jury has convicted Richard Allen in the murders of two teenage girls who had vanished during a hike in Delphi in 2017.
After more than three days of deliberations, an Indiana jury has convicted Richard Allen in the murders of two teenage girls who had vanished during a hike in Delphi in 2017.
Richard Allen is accused in the killings of 14-year-old Liberty "Libby" German and 13-year-old Abigail "Abby" Williams in 2017.
After 17 days, the defense rested its case in the Delphi, Indiana, double murder trial of Richard Allen. He is accused of the 2017 deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German.
Richard Allen, 52, is facing two counts of murder in connection with the killings of Abby Williams and Libby German.
The prosecution in the Delphi, Indiana, double murder trial showed the jury more than 40 crime scene photos, some of them graphic, on the third day of the proceedings. The photos, which caused audible gasps from those in attendance, included shots of the general area where the bodies of Abby Williams and Libby German were found in 2017.
Opening statements in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan began Monday afternoon, after federal prosecutors and defense attorneys wrapped up a lengthy jury selection process.
Opening statements in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan began Monday afternoon, after federal prosecutors and defense attorneys wrapped up a lengthy jury selection process.
The one-time powerful Illinois House speaker and a longtime confidant are charged with racketeering, bribery, conspiracy, and wire fraud.
The trial of the man accused of murdering two girls in Delphi, Indiana, continued for its second day on Saturday with testimony from a former local police chief and two people who searched for Abby Williams and Libby German in 2017.
Richard Allen stands accused of killing the girls, Abby Williams and Libby German, in 2017.
The trial of the man accused of murdering two girls in Delphi, Indiana, continued for its second day on Saturday with testimony from a former local police chief and two people who searched for Abby Williams and Libby German in 2017.
Opening statements began Friday in the Delphi, Indiana, murder trial of Richard Allen who is accused of the 2017 killings of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14.
Opening statements began Friday in the Delphi, Indiana, murder trial of Richard Allen who is accused of the 2017 killings of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14.
Prosecutors opened the trial on Friday by describing the gruesome crime scene where the girls were found with their throats slit.
Twelve jurors and four alternates have been chosen in the trial of the man charged with killing 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German in 2017.
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Allen, who died in 2020, was a seven-time All-Star and a two-time home run champion during his 15-season run as a Major League Baseball player.
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Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on unrelated charges.
Luigi Mangione, who has been charged in last week's murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, was taken into custody on unrelated charges in Pennsylvania earlier on Monday.
