THE FOLLOWING RELEASE IS FROM STATE REP MIKE MARRON’S OFFICE
Danville… State Representative Mike Marron (R-Fithian) released the following statement after former Chief of Staff to longtime, and now indicted, Speaker of the House Michael J. Madigan was found guilty of lying to the Federal government in the government’s investigation into Madigan’s corruption.Rep. Marron said, “Since I came into the General Assembly in 2019, I have been a vocal critic of pervasive corruption and weak ethics laws in Springfield. I am not surprised by this guilty verdict today, because the former Speaker’s corrupt regime was the worst kept secret in Illinois.”“I continue to stand ready and willing to collaborate with all of my colleagues on real ethics reform because the people of Illinois have had enough of this corruption. It is time to put transparency, trust, and ethics at the heart of our government,” said Marron.
ADDITIONAL RELEASE FROM STATE REP ADAM NIEMERG
TEUTOPOLIS, IL – State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) had this to say upon hearing the guilty verdict of Tim Mapes, former Chief of Staff to longtime, now indicted, Speaker of the House Michael J. Madigan. Mapes was found guilty of lying to the Federal government in the government’s investigation into Madigan’s corruption.
“We are now up to five Madigan associates, allies, and lobbyists who have been convicted of criminal activity connected to the ComEd bribery scheme. This obstruction of justice by Tim Mapes shows how far the Madigan organization is willing to go to protect the former Speaker. I continue to call on the Democrats in the House to allow real reforms to fight corruption to be heard and voted upon.”
