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Longest-serving legislative leader in US history given 7 1/2 years in federal corruption case (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

“He did not seek to be greedy. He lived a very frugal life …,” Madigan attorney Dan Collins said. “The rhetoric wants to make Mike responsible for the long history of corruption in Illinois. He is not, Judge. He is one man.”

He accumulated $40m throughout his career as a public servant. That’s not the least bit greedy. /s

[–] sik0fewl 3 points 21 hours ago

But he was frugal?