SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against four of House Speaker Michael Madigan’s associates.
Former ComEd lobbyists Michael McClain, Jay Doherty and John Hooker and former ComEd chief executive Anne Pramagiorre are accused of creating off-book accounts to conceal payments made in a corruption scheme.
Madigan has not been charged. ComEd previously admitted to the scheme and paid a $200 million fine in a deal to avoid criminal charges.
In a letter to the House Special Investigative Committee, Madigan claimed any attempt to influence his official duties would have been unwelcome and unsuccessful.
