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  1. November 10, 2015

    Sheldon Silver Hired For Prestige, Not Casework, Jury Hears

    Weitz & Luxenberg PC attorneys on Tuesday told a New York federal jury in the corruption trial of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver that the once powerful politician was hired to boost the stature of the asbestos-litigation focused law firm, and not to do any actual casework.

  2. November 09, 2015

    Sheldon Silver Jury Hears State Funding Was Aboveboard

    An attorney for the former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Monday argued there was nothing wrong with his directing state funds to an asbestos researcher, something prosecutors say was a quid pro quo exchange for lucrative referrals of asbestos victims to a personal injury law firm associated with the once powerful Democrat.

  3. November 05, 2015

    Sheldon Silver Atty Focuses On Friendship With Doctor

    Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's counsel in his corruption trial on Thursday sought to play down any notion of a quid pro quo relationship between the once powerful Democrat and a doctor who referred patients with asbestos-related illnesses to Silver's law firm, casting the doctor's ties with Silver as an innocuous friendship.

  4. November 04, 2015

    Silver Jury Hears Of Alleged Corrupt Law Firm Referrals

    A prominent cancer doctor testified in New York federal court Wednesday that he referred asbestos cases to a personal injury law firm associated with former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver while seeking government grants from the powerful Democrat.

  5. November 03, 2015

    'Power, Greed, Corruption' Derided At Sheldon Silver Trial

    Jurors in the graft trial of the once-powerful former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver heard the opening salvos from both sides Tuesday, with prosecutors saying Silver abused his position as a legislative leader to take in nearly $5 million in ill-gotten gains.

  6. November 02, 2015

    Sheldon Silver Graft Trial Kicks Off With Lengthy Voir Dire

    The kickbacks trial against New York political heavyweight Sheldon Silver began on Monday with Manhattan U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni guiding lawyers for the former New York State Assembly speaker and the prosecution through an extensive round of jury vetting.

  7. October 30, 2015

    Sheldon Silver Has Not Asked For Plea Deal, Prosecutors Say

    Prosecutors working to put Sheldon Silver away on kickbacks charges told U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni on Friday on the eve of the former New York State Assembly speaker's trial that no overtures related to a plea bargain were launched by either side.

  8. October 20, 2015

    Jury In Sheldon Silver Case To Hear Of Campaign Cash

    Prosecutors in the upcoming corruption trial of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver won permission Tuesday to tell jurors about campaign contributions that he received from a real estate developer for which he allegedly performed legislative favors.

  9. October 16, 2015

    Lively Sheldon Silver Helps Counsel Spar With Prosecution

    An animated Sheldon Silver actively assisted his legal team Friday as they scrapped with prosecutors in New York federal court over what evidence would be allowed in his upcoming legal-fee kickback and corruption trial, prompting the judge to warn the former New York State Assembly speaker, "The government can hear you."

  10. October 07, 2015

    Silver Team Scraps With Gov't Over Jury Selection, Evidence

    In a testy preview of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's November kickbacks and corruption trial, the ex-lawmaker's counsel scrapped with prosecutors Wednesday in New York federal court over how to pick jurors and the pace of evidence-sharing.

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