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Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Dies in Prison

January 25, 2022
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ALBANY, N.Y.—Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful figures in state government for two decades before his conviction on corruption charges, has died in federal custody. He was 77. Silver died Monday, the federal Bureau of Prisons said, adding that the official cause of death would be determined by the…

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Supreme Court Won’t Take Ex-Assembly Speaker Silver’s Case

January 25, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court is declining to take up the case of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is serving a 6 1/2-year prison sentence after being convicted in a corruption case. The high court on Monday declined to take up the Democrat’s appeal. Once one of the three most powerful state officials, Silver…

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