‘You agreed to wear wires against your ComEd family’: Star witness in Madigan trial grilled on cross-examination
CHICAGO – Before the sun rose on a cold Wednesday morning in January 2019, Fidel Marquez agreed to a life-altering assignment as a cooperating witness in a criminal case the government was building against his colleagues at electric utility Commonwealth Edison and powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Ex-ComEd VP, crucial witness against Madigan, takes stand in corruption trial
The ComEd vice president who secretly recorded his colleagues as part of a federal corruption probe began testifying against ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday, the first of what is
Former ComEd exec 'dropped and did' for Madigan, corruption trial reveals
A former ComEd executive has detailed how he and others at the utility company dropped what they were doing to please former Illinois House Speaker Michael
Madigan trial resumes with cross-examination of ex-ComEd exec
Defense attorneys have begun cross-examining a convicted former ComEd executive at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.
Key witness in Madigan corruption trial details how ex-Illinois speaker used his power
Fmr. Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stands trial on federal bribery, conspiracy, racketeering, and wire fraud.
VIDEO: Prosecution witness cross examination continues in Madigan corruption trial
Cross-examination of former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez has resumed at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker and Democratic Party of Illinois Chairman
Defense takes first shot at key prosecution witness in Madigan trial
Patrick Cotter, defense attorney for a longtime Madigan ally, spent more than three hours cross-examining former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez, trying to methodically rehabilitate his client.
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Madigan jurors hear star witness helped feds bring criminal charges against ComEd officials
Jurors learned that the cooperation of Fidel Marquez led to criminal charges against former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ...
Ex-ComEd executive’s testimony in Madigan trial raises credibility questions
Madigan and his most trusted advisor, Michael McClain, are accused of running their formidable political operation like a ...
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‘You were in the ComEd family, weren’t you?’ Defense attacks credibility of key witness in Madigan corruption trial
Fidel Marquez, the former vice president of external affairs at ComEd, began working with the FBI in early 2019 after ...
VIDEO: Marquez testimony limitations debated at Madigan corruption trial
Former ComEd executive and cooperating government witness Fidel Marquez has returned to the witness stand for a sixth day of ...
VIDEO: Ex-ComEd exec not testifying to 'trash' Madigan during corruption trial
Former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez is expected to testify for a sixth day at the corruption trial of former Illinois House ...
Key witness testifies ComEd funneled more than $600,000 to Madigan allies to get bills passed
Former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez (right) with his lawyer at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Friday, April 5, 2024 ...
ComEd lobbyist warned FBI mole to ‘keep Madigan happy’ and not mess with no-work contracts
The FBI wasted no time giving Fidel Marquez his first assignment after the chief lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth ...