.
..Ex-New York State Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver, 72, was yesterday sentenced to 12 years in a federal prison by a Manhattan judge who called him “a scheming corrupt politician.” Silver, arrested last year, was also ordered to fork over $5.3m in ill-gotten gains and another $1.75m in fines.He was handed two prison terms by federal Judge Valerie Caproni: 12 years for the six criminal counts against him, including mail and wire fraud and extortion, and another 10 years on a 7th count involving money-laundering. The terms will run concurrently. Beginning from July 1, 2016..
0 comments: