Prosecution gets to meat of bribery with ComEd VP
The prosecution got to the meat of the bribery with a ComEd VP Tuesday.
Fidel Marquez testified ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore instructed him to have three of Madigan's 13th Ward precinct captains paid by ComEd for doing no work.
ComEd made payments to the lobbyists through a legitimate lobbyist named Jay Doherty.
One of the lobbyists, Ed Moody, had been previously paid via Mike McClain's law firm.
Most of the questioning was surrounding the payments.
"I didn't expect them to do any work as they were hired as a favor to Michael Madigan," Marquez said.
He also spoke of Pramaggiore, who would express often how powerful Madigan was.
She wanted to make sure Madigan supported ComEd's agenda, he said.
Following the passage of FEJA, Marquez was given a list of items that had to be completed. Marquez said he knew the "requests were coming from Michael Madigan."
They involved hiring certain individuals and labor agreements.
Marquez also noticed Pramaggiore and Madigan had a close relationship, and one of her sons worked in the Illinois delegation under Tim Mapes.
Pramaggiore also traveled to Turkey as part of the Illinois Economic Delegation.
After his retirement, McClain was still included in ComEd's developmental strategy and communication plans.
Marquez said McClain had a close relationship with Madigan, and was often tasked with his assignments.
Marquez often heard the speaker referred to as "our friend" or "him" or "himself."
Court will resume Wednesday with Marquez.