Sheldon Silver, Speaker of the New York assembly has been charged in a corruption scheme. Democrat Sheldon Silver ‘alllegedly’ used his power as New York Assembly Spekaer to amass a tremendous personal fortune. Yep, Democrat Sheldon Silver sounds like a typical politician to me.
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was accused Thursday of using his political power to amass a “tremendous personal fortune” through kickbacks from real-estate developers and referrals to a personal-injury law firm.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara issued a sweeping condemnation of Mr. Silver, a Manhattan Democrat and one of the most powerful people in the state, just hours after the speaker surrendered to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to face corruption charges following a long-term investigation.
Mr. Bharara said a judge had granted warrants for eight bank accounts belonging to Mr. Silver containing nearly $4 million.
Of course Democrat Sheldon Silver denies any wrongdoing.
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He said Mr. Silver directed $500,000 in state funds to help a New York doctor continue his research, as the physician made asbestos personal-injury referrals to Weitz & Luxenberg, a firm where the speaker is employed as “of counsel.” Mr. Silver received more than $3 million from Weitz & Luxenberg for those referrals, Mr. Bharara said.