{"id":2379289,"date":"2024-12-12T10:57:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T15:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-former-state-rep-should-testify-in-former-speakers-corruption-trial-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-12T10:58:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T15:58:50","slug":"judge-rules-former-state-rep-should-testify-in-former-speakers-corruption-trial-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-former-state-rep-should-testify-in-former-speakers-corruption-trial-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules former state rep. should testify in former speaker\u2019s corruption trial &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-rules-former-state-rep-should-testify-in-former-speakers-corruption-trial-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2379289&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-joins-predatory-lender-litigation-against-mariner-finance\/\" title=\"North Carolina Joins Lawsuit Against Mariner Finance for Predatory Lending\">provided text includes<\/a> an HTML snippet designed for a web page. 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Eddie Acevedo, D-Chicago, is required to testify at the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">public corruption trial<\/a> of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Judge John Robert Blakey denied defense attorneys&rsquo; motion to quash Acevedo&rsquo;s subpoena Wednesday morning. Blakey said the court considered the entire record and pointed to the distinction between the credibility of the witness and competency to testify.<\/p>\n<p>Blakey told Acevedo he could not refuse to answer any questions that might incriminate him because he would testify with immunity. Blakey then instructed Acevedo to return to court Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Government attorneys have introduced evidence that showed that Acevedo was paid by ComEd and AT&amp;T for do-nothing jobs. In a separate case, Acevedo was sentenced in 2022 to six months in prison for tax evasion.<\/p>\n<p>Before the judge announced his decision, attorneys continued to debate Acevedo&rsquo;s competence as a witness. Defense attorneys for both Madigan and McClain reiterated their position that Acevedo was not fit to testify. Acevedo&rsquo;s attorney argued that she came to learn that Acevedo&rsquo;s dementia symptoms would come and go, leading him to appear fine at times. She said he might remember things from his childhood but forget more recent events.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said Acevedo was clearly lucid and cooperative when he answered questions in Blakey&rsquo;s chamber Tuesday afternoon. Blakey had suggested that the parties consider Rule 15 video testimony from Acevedo as a backup in case the former lawmaker became contentious, but defense attorneys suggested Wednesday morning that the video testimony would not be necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Attorneys reported to the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago by 8:30 a.m. as instructed by the judge. Acevedo did not show up at the courthouse until about 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>AT&amp;T executive Deno Perdiou was expected to return to the witness stand Wednesday but will not due to a personal issue. Perdiou testified Tuesday afternoon about carrier-of-last-resort legislation in the General Assembly related to AT&amp;T. 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