Silver's Aide Placed on Leave

Newsday ^ | June 16, 2003

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Now I know why H. Clinton choose NY. Easy money!!

NY is the most corrupt state in the Union. The lawyer industry owns the crooked Assembly under Sheldon "Steal the" Silver.

[aristeides]

BOXLEY BOUNCED . NY Post story.

[aristeides]

Guess what? NY Daily News reports Boxley has blocked toughening the laws against date-rape drugs in NY: Silver aide no stranger to issue of date rape .

[aristeides]

NYT story, Silver Aide Takes Leave After Arrest in Rape Case, has this:

Mr. Silver has not publicly criticized Mr. Boxley since his arrest, nor has he expressed sympathy for the 22-year-old woman who brought the charges. He has said only that it is not appropriate to comment on a criminal investigation.

[NYer]

Boxley has blocked toughening the laws against date-rape drugs in NY

"Pataki's date-rape measure was tucked into a comprehensive criminal justice bill aimed at enhancing the state's Sexual Assault Reform Act. The proposal was announced by the governor April 10 and, with multiple sponsors, introduced in the GOP-led Senate April 29."

Boxley is chief counsel to Silver. At the time of his arrest, the sheriff's department raided his apartment and found prescription drugs, illegal in this country, that were purchased in Canada. Any wonder he supports repeal of the Rockefeller Drug Laws.

[1Old Pro]

Silver's spokesman Charles Carrier could not immediately say how many leave credits Boxley has accrued.

Leave credits?? WTF, only in public service. I hope this guy gets the justice he deserves. And if he's guilty the electorate should demand the resignation of Shelly Silver.

[aristeides]

Illegal under federal law, right? I wonder when and if the feds will decide to go after Boxley.

[Liz]

This is a massive criminal cover-up by political figures in Albany. Civil rights, state and federal laws, Constitutional rights to freedom of speech and a free press are being routinely violated sparked by the rape revelations.

We know about two rapes, one in 2001 and 2003. There's a posibility that many more victime have yet to surface.

Silver knew about the 2001 rape and did nothing. Silver broke the law from the getgo. It is against the law to know of a crime and not report it to authorities.

The protection racket in Albany must be exposed. Investigators should determine the scope and dimension of Silver’s collusion with other legislators and possibly staffers in covering up rapes and/or other crimes.

Silver did everything he could to protect Boxley. Boxley apparently has a hold on Silver. Investigators need to ask why Silver is running a protection racket for Boxley. One might conclude that Mr Boxley knows where Silver’s and other legislators’ bodies are buried.

Public officials involved in wrongdoing are adept at hiding their transgressions; their biggest fear is exposure by close aides who are usually witnesses to wrongdoing. That would explain Silver’s putting himself out to protect Boxley from exposure.

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[aristeides]

Best way to get Silver is for the feds to go after Boxley and make him talk.

[Liz]

Doesn't look too happy, does he?

[1Old Pro]

I agree, Silver should be hung out to dry. We need more press and focus on him.

[Liz]

The most egregious action by Silver -- that epitomizes the man's total corruption and disqualification for public office -- was to call out the state guards when reporters tried to question the rape victim's boss, Assemblywoman Susan John of Rochester.

In actions reminiscent of a police state, Assemblywoman Susan John of Rochester was surrounded by a ring of beefy guards hurriedly dispatched by Speaker Silver to "protect" his colleague from reporters, the NY Post reported.

These are the tactics of a police state not a representative democracy. The NY Post reported that "Assemblywoman Susan John of Rochester refused to answer reporters questions since she answers to a higher authority -- Speaker Silver --."

I guess that, as a lawmaker, we can't expect Assemblywoman Susan John of Rochester to abide by the same laws we mere mortals abide by (/sarcasm).

Invstigators apparently have not charged Assemblywoman Susan John of Rochester with a coverup and colluding with Speaker Silver to coverup the rape crimes and other crimes in Albany. Silver and John know where the bodies are buried and so does Boxley.

[aristeides]

Hard information hard to come by as (legislative) session winds down.

[DoughtyOne]

It doesn't look good does it. Looks like this aid may take down his boss and possibly others as well as himself.

[Darksheare]

Yes.
Albany is full of criminals.
Unfortunately, some of them wear the Republican flag as well.
Wish that wasn't so, but it is.
Just that Shelly Silver is so obvious and arrogant about his crime.
And he gets away with it.
Because of 'party alliances', the "good old boy' system that exists, and Silver running things in his personal fiefdom as if he were a diety.

The guy is almost as arrogant as Bubba Clinton.
I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he had relations on his desk with the interns.

Makes me angry at the apathetic voters in this state.
They are 'upset' over the Dem's behavior, yet they aren't seemingly disgusted enough to vote the clowns out.

So I'm at a loss for what to say about this.
This is criminal, and Silver should be wearing shiny bracelets himself... and an orange jumpsuit.

[Liz]

This is corruption so endemic it is tantamount to sedition. From Silver on down it raises the specter of a despised monarchy a Revolutionary War displaced.

Silver and his partners in crime are corrupt little tin gods hanging on to power, the perks of office and the insider deals making them wealthy....all on the taxpayers' dime.

These individuals think they are above the law. It's up to us to let them knew democracy doesn't work that way.

[aristeides]

Unfortunately, their constituencies are not likely to vote them out. But federal prosecutors can bring charges, and conviction of federal felonies will end their political careers.

[DoughtyOne]

I agree!

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Post #33 Outstanding! Please cut, paste and submit this as a Letter to the Editor to the NY Post, which absolutely despises the evil Sheldon Silver.