When Juan Ochoa was appointed to the board of ComEd in April 2019, it was after a year and a half of delays and behind-the-scenes wrangling on his behalf by some of the most powerful people in Illinois politics and Chicago's business community.
But four years later, the emails and calls on his behalf would land Ochoa on the witness stand in a federal bribery trial. His board appointment is one of four main pillars of the feds' case that three ex-lobbyists and the former CEO of ComEd bribed powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
A year before his appointment, Ochoa said he received a call from Madigan, who said he'd likely be appointed at the August 2018 board meeting. by signing up you agree to our terms of service At any rate, Madigan's call to Ochoa that spring turned out to be a false start, as both a corporate restructuring at ComEd and internal pushback against Ochoa delayed his appointment.
"I guess Juan's had some financial problems in the past and stuff like that," McClain said, adding that there were some within ComEd who would have rather seen former board member Jesse Ruiz reappointed to his old seat. Ruiz stepped down from the board to mount an unsuccessful campaign for attorney general in 2018, creating the vacancy.
That same day, McClain called Pramaggiore with a message from the speaker:"He would appreciate if you would keep pressing," McClain said.Ochoa was not a natural beneficiary of Madigan's help; the two had a falling out years earlier over Ochoa's firing of a former Madigan staffer when he was the CEO of Chicago's Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority.
From there, Madigan retained his political alliance with Gutierrez and especially Garcia as he ascended to Congress, solidifying his position as the most powerful Latino elected official in Illinois.
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