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FBI agents testify about search warrants at the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago.
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FBI agents testify about search warrants at the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago.

CHICAGO (WLS) — The federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan continues Monday.

The morning was spent picking up where the trial left off on Thursday.

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Prosecutors essentially called an FBI agent for each of the search warrants executed at the homes/offices of Mike McClain, Jay Doherty, Shaw Decremer, Ray Nice, Frank Olivo, Ed Moody and more.

They are the beneficiaries of so-called no-job jobs from Madigan and the lobbyists who put them on their payrolls.

The goal was to introduce into evidence all sorts of documents, including pay stubs and invoices for alleged non-working jobs, which the FBI’s fraud accountant said cost $1.3 million between 2012 and 2019.

Prosecutors say Moody received $354,750 between 2012 and 2018; Olivo received $368,000 from 2011 to 2019; Nice received $415,000 between 2012 and 2019; Michael Zalewski received $45,000 in 2018-19 and Edward Acevedo received $120,000 in 2017-19.

Two other significant witnesses are expected on Monday.

This is Madigan’s 13th Precinct captain, who would be sent across the state to go door-to-door during tough campaigns.

He benefited from one of the alleged ComEd jobs and was later appointed as a Cook County commissioner.

The other is Juan Ochoa, who was close to Luis Gutierrez and Chuy Garcia. It was through these connections that Madigan directly recommended him to serve on ComEd’s board of directors.

He served only briefly as, within a year, Madigan was indicted.

Former Alderman Daniel Solis is also expected to testify this week.

Last weekCurrent and former ComEd and Exelon employees took the witness stand to talk about the so-called no-jobs prosecutors say were traded for the passage of a law.

Madigan and McClain face corruption and racketeering charges.

The trial is expected to last until December.

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