Michael Madigan, a close friend and confidante of former President Barack Obama, has been indicted with a staggering 22 criminal counts, including numerous racketeering and corruption charges.
Madigan’s purported crimes were condemned as “deplorable” and “disturbing” by politicians on both sides of the aisle after the federal indictment was announced on Wednesday.
Madigan was charged with a roughly $3 million racketeering and bribery operation, making him the most well-known politician to be implicated in a federal probe of widespread government corruption in Illinois.
Read the full indictment here.
Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin said Wednesday “may be the darkest day in Illinois government history.”
“This is not just an indictment against Michael Madigan, but it’s an indictment against the Democrat Party of Illinois that he ran for decades,” he said.
That would be the same Democrat Party of Illinois that spawned Barack Obama. And Obama repaid the favor in later years, remaining close friends and partners in crime.
llinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin said the public needs answers from Madigan and his enablers, including Obama, regarding why they did not take action against Madigan earlier.
“But the public needs to get answers from the speaker, and also the Democrats and the governor, of why they did not take action against this man earlier; when there was an opportunity, when the whole house of representatives, through the Special Investigation Committee, began a process in which we had the ability to remove him for cause.”
Former NBC 5 political editor Carol Marin called it the “most sweeping federal investigation we have ever seen come out of the Dirksen.“
“Corruption by an elected official and his associates undermines the public’s confidence in our government,” U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch said in a statement. “The indictment alleges a long-term, multifaceted scheme to use public positions for unlawful private gain. Rooting out and prosecuting the kind of corruption alleged in the indictment will always be a top priority for this office.”
So far Barack Obama has remained silent regarding the arrest of “Boss Madigan.”
taxpayer funded corrupt govt employees
are the most expensive part of taxpayer funded govt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB_c5FVjdx8
Seems like the noose is slowly closing in on Bozo. We ALL KNOW he was involved with this and SO much more
We all know President Trump won the last Presidential election……….and we want him back in his right/legal position! The United States was getting back on it’s feet due to President Trump and this was taken away from us the American people! Michael Madigan is only the tip of the Ice-berg for the left!
We know what they have been doing in the Ukraine! Getting filthy rich!
More criminals
We need the curtain pulled back everywhere, not just a few spots!
Not much, but maybe a start. I think ALL public representatives in whatever part of Gov’t should be fully vetted, and systematically audited by lottery.
You cannot get rid of politicians and judges without a rope or Lady Razor. WHY the dumb ass voters illegal voters and the big money folks sorrs, gates, facebook, etc are destroying America. Execution is the only way to clean house. When you spend 1 BILLION for 2 JB from GA to get them elected you know our nation is in the shits.
Should take Obama with him……..