Fidel Marquez took the stand Monday as the star witness against Hooker and co-defendants Jay Dougherty, Michael McClain and former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore.
“Conspiracy to commit bribery of Michael Madigan,” Marquez responded.
The government’s case will rely upon hundreds of recordings along with emails between Pramaggiore and the other defendants, who acted as contract lobbyists in Springfield.
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