ComEd will pay $200 million to end a federal criminal investigation into a years-long bribery scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced Friday.
In doing so, it is admitting it arranged jobs, subcontracts and pay-offs for associates of “a high-level elected official for the state of Illinois.” That person is identified as “Public Official A” in a news release that implicates House Speaker Michael Madigan.
An information and statement of facts filed in federal court Friday end a federal criminal investigation into a years-long bribery scheme.
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