Trial of Mike Madigan
| United States v. Madigan | |
|---|---|
| Court | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Full case name | United States of America v. Michael J. Madigan, Michael F. McClain |
| Defendant | Mike Madigan |
| Court membership | |
| Judge sitting | John R. Blakey |
United States v. Madigan (officially the United States of America v. Michael J. Madigan, Michael F. McClain) is the 2024 federal trial involving Mike Madigan, the former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Madigan was indicted on charges of bribery, racketeering, extortion and fraud. Mike McClain is a co-defendant in the case, who was convicted in the previous year's ComEd case.
The case is regarded as one of the biggest public corruption cases in the history of Illinois, and as a landmark case. The trial has been described as one of the most anticipated public corruption trials in the history of Illinois.