(The Center Square) – Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s fate is in the hands of a federal judge.
Madigan’s sentencing on 10 counts of corruption is scheduled Friday afternoon, June 13, at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, with Judge John Robert “Jack” Blakey presiding.
Darryl A. Goldberg, a criminal defense lawyer with a practice focused on federal cases, said both sides will make arguments Friday, but Blakey has absolute discretion.
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“He’s a very intelligent man and thoughtful man and, as you point out, firm. He’s decisive in his rulings,” Goldberg told The Center Square.
Goldberg said Blakey has a lot of experience with public corruption laws.
“His father did draft the RICO statute. He was a law professor at Notre Dame. He
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