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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Jon Seidel

Jury takes 5 hours to convict Madigan’s ex-top aide of perjury, attempted obstruction of justice: ‘This should stand as a clear message’

Tim Mapes, former chief of staff for Michael Madigan, leaves the Dirksen Federal Building after he was found guilty of perjury and attempted obstruction of justice Thursday. (Anthony Vazquez | Sun-Times)

Tim Mapes once seemed free and clear, even as the FBI drew its net around his former boss and his longtime colleagues in Springfield.

Months after the indictment of four people with ties to onetime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, Mapes found himself sitting before a federal grand jury. He had an immunity order, meaning he couldn’t be prosecuted for what he said — as long as he told the truth.

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