Hannah Meisel
State Government and Politics Reporter at Capitol News Illinois
State Government and Politics Reporter at The Vedette
State gov’t + politics reporter for @CapitolNewsIL. 🍋Voted class clown in high school, though I’d like to think I’ve reformed. [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
southernillinoisnow.com | Hannah Meisel |Austin Williams
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced they intend to retry state Sen. Emil Jones III after his April trial on charges of bribery and lying to the FBI ended in a hung jury. Jones, a Chicago Democrat and son of former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr., stands accused of agreeing to take bribes from red-light camera entrepreneur-turned-government cooperator Omar Maani in 2019, then lying to FBI agents about it.
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3 weeks ago |
thesouthern.com | Hannah Meisel
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors are asking for a lengthy 12 ½-year prison sentence for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, calling the longtime Democratic power broker “steeped in corruption” and alleging he lied on the witness stand when he testified in his own defense earlier this year.
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3 weeks ago |
southernillinoisnow.com | Hannah Meisel |Bruce Kropp
Madigan asks for 5 years’ probation, 1 year of home detention ahead of June sentencingBy HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinois [email protected] — Federal prosecutors are asking for a lengthy 12 ½-year prison sentence for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, calling the longtime Democratic power broker “steeped in corruption” and alleging he lied on the witness stand when he testified in his own defense earlier this year.
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4 weeks ago |
kwqc.com | Hannah Meisel
CHICAGO (CNI)— Federal prosecutors are asking for a lengthy 12½-year prison sentence for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, calling the longtime Democratic power broker “steeped in corruption” and alleging he lied on the witness stand when he testified in his own defense earlier this year.
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1 month ago |
commercial-news.com | Hannah Meisel
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News: prosecutors WILL retry state Sen. Emil Jones on charges of bribery, lying to FBI after April mistrial. Scheduling won’t happen today, though; defense wants him to be present for a hearing in late June on the date. AUSA says retrial would include “a few additional witnesses”
My story: Jury deadlocks, mistrial declared in federal bribery case of Sen. Emil Jones III https://t.co/fYHFKBnKqM
RT @brendenmoore13: Page 43 of the BIMP: a one-year suspension of the law mandating an automatic monthly transfer of $3.75 million from the…
Even if you don’t read the whole story, I’d suggest scrolling to the very end 🍎
Federal prosecutors are recommending a 12.5-year sentence and a $1.5 million fine for former House Speaker Michael Madigan, convicted in February on 10 of 23 corruption counts. Madigan is seeking five years’ probation. @hannahmeisel reports: https://t.co/qo60nWnXmP