Prosecutor who indicted ex-Illinois speaker makes ominous warning: corruption probe not over
U.S. Attorney John Lausch, a holdover from the Trump administration leading the bribery case, says "I’ve defined our problem as a very stubborn one.”
The Center Square Staff
By Greg Bishop
Updated: March 3, 2022 - 10:52pm
The U.S. attorney who secured a 22-count indictment against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says there's more work to be done.
Northern District of Illinois U.S. Attorney John Lausch, a holdover from the Trump administration, stayed on after President Joe Biden took office at the behest of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Springfield.
As other U.S. attorneys that former President Donald Trump selected were leaving their posts to make way for Biden appointees, Durbin said Lausch was involved in important investigations and should remain.
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