Tim Mapes, former aide to Speaker Michael Madigan, to be sentenced for perjury

Tim Mapes, former chief of staff to House Speaker Michael Madigan, departs the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after being found guilty on federal perjury charges on Aug. 24, 2023.Democratic insider Tim Mapes leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, Aug. 24, 2023, after being found guilty of perjury and obstruction of justice charges alleging he lied to a federal grand jury in an attempt to protect his longtime boss, former House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Despite Mapes’ reputation among some in Springfield as a power-hungry bully, the defense filing characterized him as a down-to-earth family man who rose from humble beginnings and was always “looking out for the little guy.” The sign, which was a gift from then-state Senate President John Cullerton, “was meant to throw some humor on the impossible nature of the job Tim had, not some pronouncement of power as the media portrayed it,” stated the letter writer, described in the filing as a former colleague who had worked with Mapes for decades and retired in 2014.

When he went in for his interview, Mapes had been immunized by the U.S. attorney’s office, meaning he could not be prosecuted for what he said as long as it was the truth. Madigan lost the speakership and resigned his House seat in 2021, a year before being indicted along with McClain in a separate racketeering case alleging Madigan sold his political office for personal gain. That trial is set to begin in October.

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