Acevedo required to testify at Madigan trial

Government to rest as focus turns to AT&T, ex-state rep. at Madigan corruption trial
Government attorneys are wrapping up their case with a focus on AT&T and former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo, D-Chicago, at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.
Mike Madigan trial live updates: Former state Rep. Acevedo to testify in ex-speaker trial
Former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo is expected to testify next week. The judge said Wednesday he weighed Acevedo's credibility and competency, given his dementia diagnosis, and said he is required to testify.
Madigan judge says ex-Rep. Eddie Acevedo must testify at trial, rejects competency concerns
Acevedo plays a role in two alleged bribery schemes in Madigan’s trial involving ComEd and AT&T Illinois. He has never faced criminal charges for that specific conduct, but he served a six-month sentence for a tax evasion charge in a spinoff prosecution.
Former Madigan ally ordered to testify in ex-speaker’s corruption trial
But on Tuesday, Acevedo was summoned to the Dirksen Federal Courthouse so the judge overseeing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial could evaluate whether he’s fit to testify. And on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge John Blakey ordered him to come back next week to appear on the witness stand under an immunity order.
One former legislator testifies as competency of another questioned at Madigan trial
A judge is expected to rule Wednesday on potential testimony from former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo, D-Chicago, as former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial
Former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo to testify in ex-Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan corruption trial
The judge in ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's federal corruption trial ruled former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo will testify next week.
Ex-state Rep. Eddie Acevedo compelled to testify in Madigan corruption trial
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that former Illinois state Rep. Edward Acevedo must testify in the corruption trial of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, who is accused of inducing utility giants ComEd and AT&T Illinois to pay Acevedo nearly $150,
Judge rules former state rep. should testify in former speaker’s corruption trial
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo, D-Chicago, is required to testify at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.
Illinois quick hits: Acevedo required to testify at Madigan trial
Acevedo required to testify at Madigan trial A judge has ruled that former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo is required to testify at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.
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