As federal prosecutors were prepping to rest their case Thursday afternoon in the corruption trial of former Republican State Senator Sam McCann, the defendant made an abrupt announcement: he’s pleading guilty on all counts.
Capitol News Illinois reports McCann is accused of converting hundreds of thousands of campaign dollars to personal use.
On Thursday, Prosecutors played more than three hours of recordings made by federal agents who met with McCann on separate occasions in 2018.
McCann’s trial had been delayed on numerous occasions, including in November when he fired his legal team, and last week when he was admitted to a St. Louis hospital for an undisclosed health issue.
Judge Colleen Lawless has scheduled McCann’s sentencing for June.
