New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver News

As Once-Mighty Politician Gets Prison, Albany Moves On

May 5, 2016 By David Klepper

As former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was being sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption, many of...

N.Y. Assembly Speaker Silver Accused of Running 15-Year Graft Scheme

January 23, 2015 By Freeman Klopott and Patricia Hurtado

New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver reaped millions of dollars in kickbacks in a 15-year conspiracy that involved medical referrals,...