January 22, 2016
The former speaker of the New York State Assembly on Friday asked a New York federal judge to order his acquittal or a new trial on corruption charges stemming from a purported scheme to gain nearly $5 million in exchange for legislative action and state funding.
November 30, 2015
A New York jury on Monday convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on corruption charges for what prosecutors say was a scheme to gain nearly $5 million in referral fees from a cancer doctor and real estate developers in exchange for legislative action and state funding.
November 24, 2015
A juror in the corruption trial of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver asked to be excused from the panel shortly after deliberations began Tuesday, citing her discomfort and stress stemming from her "different opinion/view" of the case.
November 23, 2015
A federal prosecutor on Monday railed against former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver as his corruption trial neared an end, painting a picture of a greedy and dishonest politician who used his official position to gain millions of dollars in referral fees and then schemed to cover it up.
November 19, 2015
An attorney for former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Thursday asked a federal judge to throw out the corruption case claiming that the once powerful Democrat used his official position to reap nearly $5 million for himself, saying there's no evidence of any quid pro quo.
November 18, 2015
The prosecution in the corruption trial of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver rested its case on Wednesday, and the jury heard testimony from a venture capitalist who described how he helped Silver gain access to lucrative private investment deals.
November 17, 2015
A Manhattan developer on Tuesday told a New York jury that he was incensed when he learned former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was receiving a cut of fees for real estate tax work on his buildings, saying he was worried about how it would look.
November 16, 2015
The head lobbyist for one of New York City's largest developers, Glenwood Management, on Monday told a New York jury that former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver always voted against its interests, in a corruption case claiming Silver did the opposite in exchange for referral fees.
November 13, 2015
Jurors in the corruption trial of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Friday heard a lobbyist for Glenwood Management tell of his surprise and concern when he learned that Silver was earning legal fees from the developer, at the same time Glenwood was lobbying him in the capital.
November 12, 2015
An attorney for a real estate tax firm Goldberg & Iryami PC told a federal jury on Thursday how former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars in referral fees by getting two major Manhattan developers to take their business to the boutique firm.