AP: Former NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver released from prison on furlough
FILE - In this May 11, 2018 file photo, former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves federal court in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been released from a federal prison on furlough, while he awaits potential placement to home confinement.
Posted: May 4, 2021 12:13 PM
Posted By: Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been released from a federal prison on furlough, while he awaits potential placement to home confinement.
That s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke with The Associated Press on Tuesday. Silver was serving his more than six-year sentence at a federal prison in Otisville, New York, in a corruption case.
AP source: Sheldon Silver released from prison on furlough
MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press
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1of5FILE - In this May 11, 2018 file photo, former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves federal court in New York. Silver has been released from a federal prison on furlough, while he awaits potential placement to home confinement. That s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke with The Associated Press on TuesdayMary Altaffer/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5FILE - In this July 27, 2018 file photo, former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, enter, leaves federal court in New York after his sentencing, Friday, July 27, 2018. Silver has been released from a federal prison on furlough, while he awaits potential placement to home confinement. That s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke with The Associated Press on TuesdayMary Altaffer/APShow MoreShow Less
AP source: Sheldon Silver released from prison on furlough
NEW YORK Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been released from a federal prison on furlough while he awaits potential placement to home confinement, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.Silver, 77, began serving his more than six-year sentence at a federal prison in Otisville, New York, in August after years of fending off going behind bars in a corruption case. He has been released to his home while awa…
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Sheldon Silver released from prison on furlough, AP source claims
By MICHAEL BALSAMO article
NEW YORK - Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been released from a federal prison on furlough while he awaits potential placement to home confinement, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Silver, 77, began serving his more than six-year sentence at a prison in Otisville, New York, in August, after years of fending off going behind bars in a corruption case.
He has been released to his home while awaiting a final decision on whether he can serve the rest of his sentence there in home confinement, the person said. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on Tuesday on the condition of anonymity.
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