Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver lost a bid on Friday to dismiss the federal corruption charges he faces due to public statements a top prosecutor made that the once-powerful politician called prejudicial. While U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni said she was “troubled” by remarks Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara made bundling Silver’s…
Another co-conspirator in the scheme that stole approximately $9 million from New York’s Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty was sentenced to prison. Joseph Ross, the former insurance broker for the nonprofit social service group, was sentenced to 18 months in jail, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced Monday in…
Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the state’s most powerful politicians for two decades, pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges on Tuesday. Silver, 71, who resigned as speaker after his arrest last month but remains the assemblyman for Manhattan’s Lower East Side, is charged with mail fraud, wire fraud and…
A grand jury indicted Sheldon Silver, the former New York State Assembly speaker and one of the state’s most powerful politicians for two decades, on federal corruption charges on Thursday, federal prosecutors said. Silver, who resigned as speaker after his arrest last month but remains the assemblyman for Manhattan’s Lower East Side, was indicted on…
Two employees of the insurance company that bilked a New York Jewish anti-poverty charity in a $9 million fraud scheme were sentenced to probation on Friday, the office of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said. Solomon Ross and William Lieber, former employees of Long Island insurance broker Century Coverage Corporation, each admitted to…
One September night in 1997, Judy Rapfogel threw a party. Press reports had just declared her the winner in a tight Democratic primary race to represent Manhattan’s Lower East Side in the New York City Council, effectively making the seat hers in the heavily Democratic town. Her boss, the new State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver,…
New York State Assemby Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is facing corruption charges, will resign from his position. Silver, 70, was arrested Jan. 22 for allegedly receiving payments from a law firm, Goldberg & Iryami, without properly disclosing them. The arrest stems from an anti-corruption investigation launched by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2013. Silver…
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver agreed on Sunday to relinquish his duties on a temporary basis as he fights federal corruption charges, the New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the matter. Silver’s decision came amid mounting pressure from his fellow Democrats in the Assembly, who worried that the criminal charges would impair…
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