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  1. May 08, 2018

    Sheldon Silver Never Asked For Kickbacks, Jury Hears

    A real estate tax attorney testified Tuesday that former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver never asked him for referral fees for the work the once-powerful Democratic politician brought him from big New York City developers, fees that federal prosecutors say amount to illegal kickbacks. 

  2. April 30, 2018

    Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Silver's 2nd Graft Trial Kicks Off

    Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, for decades one of the most powerful politicians in the state, on Monday began a second trial over claims that he reaped millions of dollars in illicit referral fees in exchange for taking official action on behalf of developers and an asbestos disease doctor, which prosecutors told jurors was "quid pro quo, this for that."

  3. March 20, 2018

    Sheldon Silver Can't Toss Charges Post-Vacated Conviction

    Disgraced former New York lawmaker Sheldon Silver lost a bid to dismiss an indictment on corruption charges Tuesday, as a federal judge rejected his arguments for trimming or tossing claims the Second Circuit vacated over jury instructions it found improper in light of the high court's 2016 McDonnell ruling.

  4. March 12, 2018

    NY's Sheldon Silver, Feds Fight To Shape 2nd Graft Trial

    Attorneys for disgraced former New York lawmaker Sheldon Silver and prosecutors traded barbs Friday ahead of his April retrial on corruption charges, with the former New York State Assembly speaker claiming that prosecutors misled jurors on the law the first time around.

  5. March 05, 2018

    Feds Say McDonnell Doesn't Save NY's Silver From Retrial

    Manhattan federal prosecutors on Friday hit back at the latest move by former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to dodge corruption charges, saying the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark McDonnell case doesn't mean the disgraced politician can escape a second trial.

  6. February 01, 2018

    Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Hires New Lawyers For Graft Retrial

    Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver checked in with a new defense team Thursday before Manhattan U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni, but the 73-year-old defendant's counsel switch did not earn him more time to prepare for his April retrial.

  7. January 01, 2018

    White Collar Cases To Watch In 2018

    The coming year will see a slew of corruption trials in New York, continued criminal cases against college coaches and apparel company representatives, and the U.S. Department of Justice's continued pursuit of big cases overseas.

  8. August 16, 2017

    Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Silver Gets April 2018 Trial Date

    Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is scheduled to have a second jury trial on corruption-related charges in the spring of 2018, pending no interfering developments from the U.S. Supreme Court, a New York federal judge said Tuesday.

  9. August 04, 2017

    Feds Ask Busy Judge To Squeeze In 2018 Silver Retrial

    Manhattan federal prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni on Friday to make room in her busy 2018 trial calendar for a spring retrial of former Albany legislative boss Sheldon Silver on corruption charges tied to a real estate scheme.

  10. November 30, 2016

    Silver Schemed 'Under Any Definition,' Feds Tell 2nd Circ.

    Manhattan prosecutors urged a federal appeals court Wednesday to affirm the corruption conviction of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, saying a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that gutted the government's case against a Virginia politician doesn't help the ex-Empire State lawmaker.

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