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So where are all of Shelly Silver’s friends? Where are all those people who worshiped at his feet and couldn’t say enough good things about the man who could make or break any mere political mortal? One day, Shelly was at the top of the political heap and then, just […]
A federal appeals court has overturned former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s corruption conviction because of incorrect jury instructions. The United States Court Of Appeals For The Second Circuit in Manhattan concluded that “erroneous” jury instructions were given by the judge in Silver’s 2015 trial. The court cited a […]