U.S. District Judge Manish Shah told Hooker it was “imperative to wipe away the notion” that his actions were merely lobbying a public official.
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 Former Commonwealth Edison lobbyist John Hooker was sentenced to a year and a
half in prison for his role in an elaborate scheme to funnel $1.3 million to associates of then-House Speaker Michael Madigan in exchange for the powerful Democrat’s help with the utility’s legislative agenda in Springfield. | | | |
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