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The woman who accused mayoral hopeful Scott Stringer of sexual misconduct
has filed a formal complaint with state Attorney General Tish James, opening a new front after her accusations against the city comptroller
Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in Home Confinement after 252 Days in Prison | The Jewish Press - JewishPress com | David Israel | 23 Iyyar 5781 – May 5, 2021 jewishpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jewishpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A.M. Roundup: After 8 months of a six-year term, Sheldon Silver leaves prison By Edward McKinley on May 5, 2021 at 6:27 AM
Former longtime state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, imprisoned on federal corruption charges last summer, has been released and could serve the rest of his six-year term from his home, it was widely reported Tuesday. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District, which prosecuted Silver through two trials, said the Manhattan federal prosecutor’s office vigorously opposes Silver’s release. (TU)
With New York slated to lose a congressional seat in 2022, the House Republicans’ campaign arm added U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko’s district, as well as three more districts held by New York Democrats, to their target list as the GOP pushes to flip the chamber. (TU)
GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa visits Sheldon Silver s NYC home nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
EDITORIAL: Early release for Sheldon Silver is a miscarriage of justice | The Daily Gazette
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You’re convicted of bribery and corruption for abusing your high leadership position in state government to line your own pockets and that of two real estate developers by several million dollars.
After your expensive lawyers manage to keep you out of prison for five years, the citizens finally get justice when a judge sentences you to 6-1/2 years in prison.
But now, after being in prison for only eight months, you are suddenly faced with a new set of options: You can serve out the remainder of your sentence in: