Final ComEd Four defendant sentenced

Published August 5, 2025 5:11pm ET



(The Center Square) – A federal judge has sentenced former contract lobbyist Jay Doherty to one year plus one day in prison for his role in a scheme to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

The last of the ComEd Four defendants to be sentenced learned his fate Tuesday at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. U.S. District Court Judge Manish Shah also ordered Doherty to pay a $500 fine.

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