Exelon subsidiary ComEd to pay $200M in lobbying, bribery case
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-07-20T16:51:00
Commonwealth Edison will pay a $200 million fine as part of a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve a criminal investigation into a years-long bribery scheme concerning lobbying practices in Illinois.
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