Acevedo required to testify at Madigan trial

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.
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 to decide if key witness in Madigan trial is fit to testify
A federal judge will rule Wednesday morning whether one of the government‘s key witnesses against former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan is competent to testify.
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Sentenced to six months in prison for tax evasion, Acevedo is a one-time member of Madigan's leadership team, who went on to collect $120,000 from ComEd, and another $22,500 from AT &T for what were essentially no-work consulting jobs prosecutors say he obtained thanks to Madigan's influence.
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 state Rep. Eddie Acevedo to testify in Madigan trial
The judge in ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's federal corruption trial ruled former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo will testify next week.
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.
Former Madigan ally ordered to testify in ex-speaker's corruption trial
Former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo never had to appear in a federal courtroom between 2021 and 2022 as he was arraigned on tax evasion charges, later pleaded guilty and was then sentenced to six months in prison all via videoconference due to COVID-19.
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