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2020-08-27 Home Front: Politix

Sheldon Silver finally going to prison after stunning fall from power

[NYPOST] Disgraced former Albany power broker Sheldon Silver surrendered to federal prison on Wednesday — bringing an end to a stunning fall from power by the one-time speaker of the New York State Assembly.Silver turned himself in Wednesday morning at Otisville Correctional Facility, a medium-security federal prison about 80 miles northeast of New York City, a spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Prisons said.

For the past five years, Silver — who for decades wielded immense power in Albany as "one of the three men in the room" — dodged serving his time while he mounted appeals of his two corruption convictions.

But his prospects of freedom ended last month, when Manhattan federal court judge Valerie Caproni sentenced him to 6 1/2 years in prison.

Caproni, calling Silver’s conduct in office "corruption pure and simple," dismissed final attempts by his legal team to delay his prison term because of the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
pandemic at the sentencing hearing.

Posted by Fred 2020-08-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 I think I read something once about power corrupting people.

Posted by Dacama 2020-08-27 09:17|| 2020-08-27 09:17|| Front Page Top

#2 He needn't worry too much. As soon as the ~~commies~~ donks get back in power, they're going to abolish prisons. Left unsaid (for now) is how all of those empty prisons will make perfect ~~concentration~~ re-education camps for you & I.

Posted by PBMcL 2020-08-27 11:10|| 2020-08-27 11:10|| Front Page Top

#3 ^You wish. It's reeducation camps in Death Valley & Alaska for you deplorables.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-08-27 11:30|| 2020-08-27 11:30|| Front Page Top

#4 At least we'll have our prinipullz.

Posted by charger 2020-08-27 17:09|| 2020-08-27 17:09|| Front Page Top

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