ComEd Customers Sue Electric Company, Madigan For $450 Million

Patch: A group of Commonwealth Edison customers on Monday filed suit against the electric company and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in federal court for an alleged bribery scheme that attorneys say defrauded nearly 9 million Illinoisans.

Last month, federal prosecutors charged ComEd with one count of bribery, and ComEd agreed to pay $200 million in restitution and cooperate with investigators as part of a deferred prosecution agreement.

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