AT&T agrees to $23 million fine for trying to illegally influence former Speaker Madigan
AT&T Illinois will pay a $23 million fine as part of a deal with federal prosecutors, after admitting it tried to illegally influence former House Speaker Michael Madigan, by arranging for a $22,500 payment to a Madigan ally. Madigan himself, already charged in a racketeering case, also faces a new criminal charge.