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2025 Op. Ill. Att'y Gen. 1 (2025)

handle is hein.sag/sagil0157 and id is 1 raw text is: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF ILLINOIS KWAME RAOUL November 18, 2025 ATTORNEY GENERAL FILE NO. 25-001 PENSIONS: Felony Forfeiture of Pension Benefits Mr. Timothy Blair Executive Secretary General Assembly Retirement System 2101 South Veterans Parkway P.O. Box 192 Springfiel , II 7 -925 Dear Mr B air: I have y r etter in *rin ther, pursuant to section 2-156 of the Illinois Pension Code ( ension Code) (40 ILCS 5/2-156 (West 2024)), Michael Madigan, a member of the General Assembly Retirement System, has forfeited his pension benefits as a result of his convictions of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States (18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 371 (2018)), federal program bribery (18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 666(a)(1)(B) (2018)), wire fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 1346 (2018)), and the use of interstate facilities to promote unlawful activity (18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1952(a)(3) (2018)). For the reasons stated below, it is my opinion that Madigan has 500 South 2n Street, Springfield, minois 62701 (217) 782-1090 * Fax: (217) 782-7046 115 South ILaSaleStreet Chicago Illnois60603 * (312) 814-000* Fax: (312) 814-3806 1745 Innovation Drve, Sute C, Carbonale, lnoos 62903 *(618) 52'6400 *Tax: (618) 529-6416