ComEd customers file racketeering lawsuit

ComEd customers in Illinois have filed a class action lawsuit to demand at least $150 million compensation

Commonwealth Edison customers have filed a civil racketeering class action lawsuit (RICO) against Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, (pictured in 2013) Commonwealth Edison Company, ComEd’s parent Exelon Corporation, and others, including former executives of ComEd. The Plaintiffs seek in excess of $150 million from the Defendants, an amount they were forced to wrongfully pay to ComEd for delivery of electricity. 

The suit also seeks to exclude Madigan from any legislative activities involving electricity matters affecting Commonwealth Edison and Exelon, and for Madigan to be prevented from continuing to Chair the Democratic Party of Illinois and “running it as a corrupt organization”. ComEd has already admitted it paid bribes to associates of Madigan in return for favorable legislation. Read more.