Jury finds Tim Mapes guilty of perjury and attempted obstruction of justice
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
August 24, 20234m 8s
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Show Notes
A federal jury took barely five hours to reach a verdict in the perjury and obstruction of justice trial of an aide to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
The conviction of Timothy Mapes today represented more dismantling of Madigan’s once-powerful political machine that ran Springfield with an iron fist for decades. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Dave McKinney and Noah Jennings