Offered immunity in exchange for this testimony, Ed Moody gave a compelling view into Chicago's street-level quid pro quo politics.
In his case that not only led to one government job after another, but also to a $4,500 a month paycheck paid for by ComEd that he says required no work for the utility, only that he continue his political work for then House Speaker Mike Madigan.
"People just didn't do what we did," said Moody proudly of his and his twin brother's work. "Every moment we could go, we did. Evenings. Weekends." "Did you for years receive monthly checks from Mike McClain, Jay Doherty, Shaw DeCremer, and John Bradley doing little or no work?" asked Assistant U.S Attorney Diane MacArthur as she kicked off the government's interrogation.Moody described his more than two decades of political work, which ultimately led to Madigan personally agreeing to find him a $45,000 a year consulting contract.said, 'Understand this: I control that contract.
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