(The Center Square) – A federal judge has sentenced former contract lobbyist Jay Doherty to one year plus one day in prison for his role in a scheme to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
The last of the ComEd Four defendants to be sentenced learned his fate Tuesday at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. U.S. District Court Judge Manish Shah also ordered Doherty to pay a $500 fine.
A jury convicted Doherty, former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker, former ComEd Chief Executive Officer Anne Pramaggiore and former state Rep. and lobbyist Michael McClain of conspiracy, bribery and falsifying records in 2023.
ComEd agreed in 2020 to pay $200 million to resolve a criminal investigation into the years-long bribery scheme. As part of a deferred
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