Posted on 07/27/2018 4:54:10 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Sheldon Silver, a former New York Assembly speaker who brokered legislative deals for two decades before criminal charges abruptly ended his career, was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison by a judge who said political corruption in the state must end.
The punishment, announced by U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni, amounts to five fewer years in prison than she gave him after he was initially convicted in the case in 2015.
She noted that the conviction of the 74-year-old Democrat came in a year in which Joseph Percoco, a once-close aide to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and former New York State Senate leader Dean Skelos, a Republican, also were convicted at corruption trials.
Until 2015, Cuomo, Silver and Skelos made up what was known in Albany as “three men in a room” who every year negotiated the state budget and important legislation behind closed doors.
The judge said the trials meant that “corruption cases have touched either directly or indirectly all of the infamous ‘three men in a room.’”
“This has to stop,” Caproni said. “New York has to get its act together.” …
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When does the third man in the room get sentenced?
You know what Party the elected felon is by where it’s mentioned in the story.”Republican” is mentioned immediately after the felon’s name.
Wonder how soon Cuomo gets asked about this in an interview?
Maybe, never, if he stays away from Fox.
In the headline, too.
“Former New York Assembly Speaker gets 7 years in prison [Sheldon Silver] “
Sheldon Rosnenfeinsteinsilver.
“... by a judge who said political corruption in the state must end....”
Not as long as it is profitable. Guy will spend a couple of years in prison, if the appeal is unsuccessful, and then melt away with the millions he has stashed away.
Cuomo is up to this to the neck.
So far he has dodged the bullets.
He should go down as well.
Which is true but would result in a complete overhaul of NY politics.
Liberal NY democratic scumbag criminals
They keep telling us we can't take their pensions because it hurts the family.
So basically they can commit a crime and the family benefits.
Maybe these types of crimes would stop if the people committing them knew doing so would screw their family.
She noted that the conviction of the 74-year-old Democrat came in a year in which Joseph Percoco, a once-close aide to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and former New York State Senate leader Dean Skelos, a Republican, also were convicted at corruption trials.
If this were a Republican there would be big headlines about the Republican, and nothing about Democrats at all.
New York corruption Cuomo.
Bring it on.
Unfortunately, NY Pubbies are just as corrupt ... talk about a political swamp? We live it here in NYS .... /sigh
Silver has two choices, 1) Die in jail or 2) Sing like Willie Nelson at Yankee Stadium on Fredo and friends, including Schumer.
Will he talk or have stroke?
may it be a life sentence, but ten bucks says it’ll never see a day
I don’t doubt it.
They watch out for each other.
That way when it’s their turn, someone owes them and will cut them some slack.
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