Corruption seems to be endemic to Illinois. On Friday, according to the Chicago Sun Times, the US Attorney’s office of John Lausch in Illinois has filed a criminal complaint in federal court against ComEd, a utility company. ComEd will pay a $200 million fine to end a years-long bribery investigation.
Under the agreement, the government will defer prosecution on the charge for three years and then seek to dismiss it if ComEd abides by certain conditions, including continuing to cooperate with ongoing investigations of individuals or other entities related to the conduct described in the bribery charge. A full statement of facts of the case can be found here.
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