John Hooker, 1st of ComEd Four to be sentenced, gets 18 months in prison for Madigan bribery scheme

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A former ComEd lobbyist was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison.

John Hooker will be on supervised release for six months after the sentence is completed.

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He also has to pay a $500,000 fine and special assessment of $500.

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Federal prosecutors wanted Hooker to spend more than four years in prison.

His attorneys asked for one year of probation.

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Hooker was part of the ComEd Four case. He was convicted in a scheme to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan in exchange for legislation favorable to ComEd.

The others will be sentenced in the coming weeks.