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10 Feb 2019, 2:56 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“As the trials of Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos illustrate, corruption among high-profile public officials continues to be a concern in the United States. [read post]
25 Feb 2009, 1:04 pm
COMMITTEE JURISDICTION The Libraries and Education Technology Committee was created in 1997 under the leadership of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. [read post]
28 May 2015, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
Home lab butane cannabis fatality: “The Hash Oil contributory negligence lawsuit you’ve all been waiting for” [Elie Mystal, Above the Law] With Sheldon Silver out of the speaker’s chair, New York has better chance at reducing sky-high litigation costs [Manhattan Institute, earlier on scaffold law] Per Norton Rose Fulbright annual business survey, responding companies more than twice as likely to be facing five or more lawsuits if based in U.S. than if… [read post]
4 Dec 2015, 5:21 pm
A jury found former New York State Assembly speaker guilty on all 7 counts, which includes honest services fraud and extortion under color of official right. [read post]
22 Jan 2015, 7:42 am by Bill
I have no insight into whether Sheldon Silver is guilty as charged or not, but the mere fact that he has disclosed three  quarters of a million bucks a year in income from Weitz & Luxenberg is enough to make even the most cynical observer believe that there is more than merely smoke emanating from the Speaker's office. [read post]
20 Oct 2013, 12:19 pm
“I think the city has to recognize (Chinese New Year),” said [Assembly Speaker Sheldon] Silver, a Democrat whose district includes Chinatown in lower Manhattan. [read post]
2 Feb 2015, 2:02 pm by Joe Patrice
[Americans For Tax Reform] * In case you were interested, Sheldon Silver's former employer makes serious bank. [read post]
19 Aug 2010, 7:00 am by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
"  Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said: "Genting, a world renowned and experienced gaming company, presented a thoughtful and comprehensive proposal for the VLT facility at Aqueduct. [read post]
24 Nov 2015, 10:58 am by David Markus
Silver’s three-week trial in Federal District Court in Manhattan; James M. [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 5:33 am
A “citizen action” challenging the State’s settlement of earlier litigation involving payment of damages by the State dismissed Santora v Silver, 20 Misc.3d 836, Modified and Affirmed, 61 A.D.3d 621, Motion to appeal denied, 13 N.Y.3d 704 This “citizen taxpayer action” pursuant to State Finance Law Section 123 et seq., sought money damages from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and his former chief legal counsel, James Michael Boxley for the… [read post]
9 Apr 2008, 3:21 am
., Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver) to kill the plan for "congestion pricing" in mid-to-lower Manhattan without even a floor vote. [read post]
7 Dec 2015, 4:33 am by Eric Turkewitz
Hine/George Eastman House/Getty Images Much has been written recently about the conviction of New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and New York’s opaque “method” of distributing money. [read post]
23 May 2013, 8:12 am
According to reports, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo asked Assemblyman Vito Lopez to resign from his position as a lawmaker after at least two reports of sexual harassment and retaliation came to light. [read post]
27 Mar 2012, 5:26 pm
Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced an agreement on the 2012-2013 New York State Budget. [read post]
14 May 2015, 4:43 am by Joe May
Skelos’ resignation comes just weeks after the resignation of Sheldon Silver, former Speaker of the Assembly, following Silver’s arrest on similar charges. [read post]
26 Aug 2010, 6:16 am by Ray Dowd
For some of us, watching who gains the support of Sheldon Silver is an important determinant in voting. [read post]
8 Jun 2016, 5:57 am by Staci Zaretsky
After working to put Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos behind bars, he's off to Covington & Burling, where he'll be on the white-collar defense team. [read post]
29 Jan 2015, 6:01 am by Staci Zaretsky
[FanSided] * After being arrested on bribery charges, New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has decided to take a leave of absence from personal injury firm Weitz & Luxenberg -- and to think, he was originally hired “to bring prestige to the firm. [read post]