Sheldon Silver, New York Assembly Speaker, Faces Arrest on Corruption Charges

NY Times ^ | 1/21/2015 | WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM, THOMAS KAPLAN and SUSANNE CRAIG

[gasport]

http://nypost.com/2015/01/22/sheldon-silver-arrested/

“An FBI spokesman says New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful politicians in the state, has been arrested.
The spokesman, Peter Donald, says Silver was taken into custody around 8 a.m. Thursday.
Donald declined to discuss the charges Silver is facing. The U.S. attorney’s office is expected to discuss the case later Thursday, and Silver is expected in court.”

[Gritty]

It couldn’t happen to a more deserving crook. Now they need to get Cuomo...

[Mr. Lucky]

Yeah, gloat if you want. By the time this is all over, this will turn out to have all bee George Bush’s fault, or maybe Scott Walker’s.

[NYRepublican72]

Hopefully it will be Mario Cuomo’s son’s fault. That RAT is just as corrupt as his other Albany colleagues.

[SunkenCiv]

• Sheldon Silver, New York Assembly Speaker, Took Millions in Graft, U.S. Says
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• ALBANY: Sheldon Silver to be arrested (Dimocrat accidentally nailed by Cuomo)
• Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (NY) in federal custody in Manhattan on corruption charges
• Cuomo to name 'independent monitor' to review cop-related grand jury decisions

[dead]

I gotta update my artwork when I get home. It's a bit dated.

[dead]

Not that NJ's any better off. I didn't even have to use Photoshop to bring some of their criminals together.

[apocalypto]

bump

[ConservativeTeen]

This is the @$$ that is blocking MMA in New York because the Las Vegas chapter of the Culinary Workers Union hates ZUFFA since their casinos are not unionized.

[Manic_Episode]

Ha! I bet Dana White spouted many happy expletive filled exclamations of joy and celebration. Perhaps someday we may see get a Madison Square Garden event happen.

[rmlew]

If only the governor were sharing his cell