Anne Pramaggiore was one of Chicago's most high-profile executives, serving as CEO of ComEd, on the board of DePaul University, Motorola and more. The path that advanced her career was also her downfall, and could land her in prison on conspiracy charges
Anne Pramaggiore was one of Chicago’s most high-profile executives, serving as CEO of ComEd, as well as chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Chicago’s Board of Directors, and on the boards of DePaul University and Motorola.View all sponsors
Pramaggiore told a federal jury that she was thankful to McClain, John Hooker — another co-defendant and ComEd executive — but, only added appreciation for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on that call because she was doing the CEO version of kissing up. She said while she knew that Madigan was recommending hires through McClain, she rejected them about half the time, and that she constantly was receiving job recommendations, including from other politicians such as former Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, Mayor Richard M. Daley, former Congressman Luis Guitierrez, former state Rep. Luis Arroyo and former Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez.
The defense played back a recorded call from Feb. 16, 2019, previously introduced by the prosecution. She testified that until the investigation into ComEd became public, she didn’t know anything about the ghost payroll subcontractors, but that had she been asked to pay lobbyists via Doherty she would have been alright with it because she would have presumed it was legitimate.Pramaggiore’s attorney shared a screenshot of her busy schedule, including the day of the call with Marquez.
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