BREAKING NEWS: Former Madigan Chief of Staff Tim Mapes Indicted
Tim Mapes, the longtime Chief of Staff and gatekeeper for former House Speaker Michael Madigan was indicted by federal prosecutors Wednesday.
From the U.S. Attorney:
On March 31, 2021, Mapes testified before the grand jury and knowingly made false material declarations in response to several questions about a consultant’s relationship with the Speaker from 2017 to 2019, the indictment states. Mapes in his testimony denied knowing that the consultant acted as an agent or performed work for the Speaker during those years, when, in fact, Mapes knew that the consultant carried out work and assignments on behalf of the Speaker and communicated messages on the Speaker’s behalf, the indictment states.
Paid subscribers will have more Friday morning, but Mapes is the closest person to Madigan to be indicted thus far.
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