U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a tweet: “Today’s stiff sentence is a just and fitting end to Sheldon Silver’s long career of corruption.”
Sheldon Silver’s ill-gotten riches deserve clawback: Journal News Editorial
“When sentencing Sheldon Silver for his wide-ranging corruption and kickback schemes, U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni went for payback over punishment. She gave the former Assembly Speaker 12 years in prison, though he faced up to 27. Silver, though, has been ordered to forfeit more than $5 million and pay a $1.75 million fine. [Read more…]