The jury in Tim Mapes' perjury case has reached a verdict at the Dirksen Federal Building.
The Tim Mapes trial has gone to the jury. Michael Madigan's former confidant has been accused of lying to a grand jury investigating the ComEd case.The jury in Tim Mapes' perjury case found the former Michael Madigan confidant guilty on two counts at the Dirksen Federal Building Thursday afternoon.
Yet, prosecutors said when it came to answering basic questions during a grand jury proceeding about Madigan's longtime relationship with the former House speaker's trusted advisor, Mike McClain, Mapes lied over and over. Instead, "he decided to stay in the fox hole and protect the boss, something he has done for 25 years."
In his closing argument, defense attorney Andrew Porter told jurors, Mapes "couldn't remember what he didn't know."
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