Nancy Kimme, a key Republican lobbyist known for her ability to reach out to both sides of the political aisle, is among a trio of Springfield insiders slated to testify Thursday in the perjury trial of Tim Mapes.
Mapes, 68, of Springfield, is charged with perjury and attempted obstruction of justice, accused in an indictment of lying to a federal grand jury investigating his former boss, House Speaker Michael Madigan.Kimme, the former chief of staff for Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, has come up frequently in testimony both at Mapes’ trial and earlier this year in the “ComEd Four” case that ended with the convictions of Madigan confidant Michael McClain and three other utility executives and lobbyists.
In a nearly 90-minute segment of Mapes’ grand jury testimony played in court on Wednesday, Mapes repeatedly claimed to have no recollection of “assignments” or other roles that McClain played in the organization. McClain is also awaiting sentencing for his conviction on related charges that he participated in a scheme by Commonwealth Edison to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to Madigan associates in order to win the speaker’s support for the utility’s legislative agenda in Springfield.While the indictment against Mapes may be relatively simple, the political intrigue surrounding his trial has so far been multilayered.
The upheaval took place in the midst of the campaign pitting Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner against Democrat J.B. Pritzker, and Mapes and McClain were clearly worried on the call about the upcoming election — as well as Madigan’s political and physical well-being.Mapes replied that Madigan had lost a lot of weight. “He’s gotta be exhausted,” Mapes said.The detailed discussion also included talk about how to fill in new Democratic loyalists taking over fundraising tasks for House Democratic races.
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