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Silver, an Orthodox Jew whose parents were Russian immigrants, was a native of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. He was elected to the state Assembly in 1977, and as Speaker in 1994.
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Former Speaker of the New York State Assembly Sheldon Silver was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday after being convicted for a second time on…
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Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, and his son Adam were found guilty of federal corruption charges in a retrial that ended Tuesday.Dean and Adam…
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The second New York State legislative leader to be convicted by federal prosecutors has had his conviction overturned on appeal. A three judge federal…
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The corruption conviction of the former New York State Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver, was overturned Thursday on a technicality by a federal appeals…
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The second of the state’s top three powerful politicians in two weeks was sentenced to prison in federal court Thursday. Dean Skelos got five years for…
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Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 year in prison and told by a federal judge that he must give back $5 million dollars that he…
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Tuesday is not only New York’s Presidential primary. It also the day for two special elections to replace the disgraced former leaders of the legislature,…
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The U.S. Attorney who convicted both of the leaders of the legislature came to Albany Monday to speak to a conference of the state’s mayors. But Preet…
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2015 saw the fall of two of the three most powerful people in state government, and the rise of one U.S. Attorney. Less than a year ago, Assembly Speaker…