Quote:Federal authorities are expected to arrest Sheldon Silver, the powerful speaker of the New York State Assembly, on corruption charges on Thursday, people with knowledge of the matter said, in a case that is likely to throw Albany into disarray.

The investigation that led to the expected charges against Mr. Silver, a Democrat from the Lower East Side of Manhattan who has served as speaker for more than two decades, began after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in March abruptly shut down an anticorruption commission he had created in 2013.

Details of the specific charges to be brought against Mr. Silver were unclear on Wednesday night, but one of the people with knowledge of the matter said they stemmed from payments that Mr. Silver received from a small law firm that specializes in seeking reductions of New York City real estate taxes. Mr. Silver failed to list the payments from the firm, Goldberg & Iryami, on his annual financial disclosure filings, as required.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/nyr...&referrer=

dem hatin' on dem.....

rx: sandbox, a couple of imagine types, and a shovel....

you'll be just fine when you don't wake up.....

I was curious how the minions on HuffPost would treat this news. But one of the first comments I read was

Quote:What a surprise a republican politician going to jail.

And the poster was from Oswego, NY. Perfect example of an uninformed stupid reflexive Dem, who doesn't even know that his own state's assembly leader is a Democrat. Probably never even reads the names of the people he votes for. Just goes right across the Dem line.

Oh and by the way, the rest of the comments were attacks on Citizens United and SCOTUS. Again these uninformed pinheads seem to want to conflate the illegal bribes and legal campaign contributions.

Hopefully this crook will spend a long time in jail,

A graduate of Brooklyn Law School and a practicing attorney, Silver has championed liberal causes in the Legislature, where he has used his position as a powerbroker to support teachers, trial lawyers and civil service unions.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2...ested.html

Investigators found the records of the real estate firm's payments by looking at "S. Silver Esq Acct"

Quote:The FBI and prosecutors from Bharara’s office began an investigation into the undisclosed money in December.

The prosecutors were looking into exactly what Silver did to earn the money, sources told The Post in December.

The probe came after an investigation by Cuomo’s Moreland Commission panel, which was looking into corruption in Albany when the governor shut it down.

Wonder why Cuomo shut down that Commission so fast? Hmmm....

http://nypost.com/2015/01/22/sheldon-silver-arrested/

Can you find one non-corrupt politician in New York? Let's expand that search to the entire USA?

De Blasio Praises Top NY Democrat After He’s Charged With Taking Millions of Dollars In Bribes, Calls Him A “Man Of Integrity”…



Comrade Bill proves to be an idiot one more time...He is a poster boy for the left.

Quote: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said on Thursday that New York’s powerful and longtime Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D) was “a man of integrity” despite having just been arrested and charged with corruption.

Silver surrendered to federal authorities earlier in the day after being charged with allegedly taking millions of dollars in bribes. However, de Blasio stood by the speaker during a news conference at City Hall.

“Although the charges announced today are certainly very serious, I want to note that I’ve always known Shelly Silver to be a man of integrity, and he certainly has due process rights,” de Blasio said. “And I think it’s important that we let the judicial process play out here.”

De Blasio noted that “allegations are allegations” and said he didn’t believe Silver should step down at this point.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/bi...ign=buffer

The interesting question to me is whether Cuomo had a role in throwing Silver under the bus, or is he just an observer.

Silver Arrest Sends NY Democrats Into Panic After U.S. Attorney Hints More To Come, “Stay Tuned”



The light has been turned on in Albany and the roaches are heading for cover...

Quote:Albany is terrified and in disarray after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s arrest, with lawmakers and insiders fearing he’ll turn on them to save himself.

“People are scratching their heads and saying, ‘What did I say the last time I spoke to Shelly?’ ” one veteran Albany lobbyist told The Post on Friday.
After Silver’s arrest Thursday, US Attorney Preet Bharara hinted at more to come, telling the public to “stay tuned.”

Now legislators are questioning why Silver’s closest Democratic colleagues, including Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle, have pledged support for him instead of calling for his resignation.

http://nypost.com/2015/01/23/sheldon-sil...-of-panic/

How is it that Holder didn't shut this down before it even started?

Here in Ca we've had three Dems arrested for corruption, including one Leland Yee who's notoriously anti-gun. Any guesses what he was arrested for? If you guessed he was caught in a federal gun running sting, you're spot on.

(01-24-2015 11:48 AM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  Silver Arrest Sends NY Democrats Into Panic After U.S. Attorney Hints More To Come, “Stay Tuned”



The light has been turned on in Albany and the roaches are heading for cover...

Quote:Albany is terrified and in disarray after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s arrest, with lawmakers and insiders fearing he’ll turn on them to save himself.

“People are scratching their heads and saying, ‘What did I say the last time I spoke to Shelly?’ ” one veteran Albany lobbyist told The Post on Friday.
After Silver’s arrest Thursday, US Attorney Preet Bharara hinted at more to come, telling the public to “stay tuned.”

Now legislators are questioning why Silver’s closest Democratic colleagues, including Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle, have pledged support for him instead of calling for his resignation.

http://nypost.com/2015/01/23/sheldon-sil...-of-panic/

A self-serving democrat? Nah, never.

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

(01-24-2015 11:01 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  Here in Ca we've had three Dems arrested for corruption, including one Leland Yee who's notoriously anti-gun. Any guesses what he was arrested for? If you guessed he was caught in a federal gun running sting, you're spot on.

That thing with Leland Yee is just incredible. Waiting for the full explanation of that one.

Dem NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver In Talks With Top Democrats To Step Aside As Leader



Corrupto-crat about to get the boot?

Quote:ALBANY — Embattled Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is in discussions with top Democrats in his house about possibly stepping aside as leader, the Daily News has learned.

“It’s very early in the conversation,” a source with firsthand knowledge of the talks said Sunday. “It could go in many different ways.”

The source said Silver, who is slated to meet privately with his Democratic members Monday at the Capitol, is part of the discussions.

“It could be something that is discussed (Monday) with members in conference,” the source said. “It’s in the early stages. It’s one of just several options being looked at.”

A Silver spokesman had no immediate comment.

If Silver, 70, were to step aside, there are various ways it can happen, the source said.

http://www.nydailynews.com/democrats-joc...ailyNewsTw

We had a Democrat lawmaker resign after sexual harassment charges by 2 minority Women were brought up on Him. One of those Women lost Their job last week.

http://www.kentucky.com/2014/04/08/31857...ormer.html

http://www.wdrb.com/story/27908479/ky-go...orney-says

Hard to stop a Democrat Machine

Cuomo ‘on edge’ as federal corruption probe continues



I wonder how long before this Federal prosecutor gets removed. He is stirring up the crooked pot in Albany....When I read that Cuomo suddenly disbanded a corruption commission he set up, I wondered if that would be looked at. Evidently it is...Grab the popcorn.

Quote:Gov . Cuomo is “freaked-out and furious” over the bombshell criminal charges dropped on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver last week — and “obsessed with fear’’ because of the ongoing federal corruption probe.

One source described Cuomo as “doubly enraged’’ by hard-driving Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara’s decision to bring the five criminal corruption charges against Silver just hours after the governor delivered his State of the State address — and then, less than 24 hours after that, to indict Albany’s “three men in a room’’ culture in which Cuomo is the lead player.

“Cuomo feels Preet just walked all over him,’’ said the source.

Knowledgeable insiders, including law-enforcement experts, said it wasn’t accidental that Bharara brought the charges against Silver just hours after Cuomo’s State of the State.

“Prosecutors have a lot of discretion, and when they time a high-profile arrest in a way that steps all over Cuomo’s speech, that’s the use of discretion for a purpose,’’ a former federal prosecutor told The Post.

And several sources described Cuomo — who along with his aides is being investigated by Bharara over the abrupt disbanding of the governor’s Moreland Act commission on public corruption — as “on edge’’ over Bharara’s ominous statement Friday that the public should “stay tuned’’ for more criminal charges to come.

“Andrew’s been working the phones day and night, staying up into the early morning hours, making hundreds of calls in one day trying to find out what the hell is going on,’’ a source close to the governor said.

Cuomo, who has retained a private lawyer, has enlisted several former federal and state-level prosecutors with ties to Bharara’s office including Steve Cohen, his former chief-of-staff, in an effort to find out Bharara’s next move, the sources said.

“He’s freaked-out, furious, and obsessed with fear, it’s like a nightmare for him. The whole narrative he laid out for his second term has been derailed by Bharara,’’ said a source in regular contact with the governor.

“The narrative has been taken over by Bharara and it’s all about Albany’s corruption, not Cuomo and his program for the state,’’ the source said.

State political circles are abuzz with speculation that Bharara is seeking to determine if Cuomo had any knowledge of Silver’s allegedly illegal outside income last spring when he agreed with Silver and Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos to fold the commission.

http://nypost.com/2015/01/26/cuomo-on-ed...continues/

(01-26-2015 01:53 PM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  Cuomo ‘on edge’ as federal corruption probe continues



I wonder how long before this Federal prosecutor gets removed. He is stirring up the crooked pot in Albany....When I read that Cuomo suddenly disbanded a corruption commission he set up, I wondered if that would be looked at. Evidently it is...Grab the popcorn.

Quote:Gov . Cuomo is “freaked-out and furious” over the bombshell criminal charges dropped on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver last week — and “obsessed with fear’’ because of the ongoing federal corruption probe.

One source described Cuomo as “doubly enraged’’ by hard-driving Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara’s decision to bring the five criminal corruption charges against Silver just hours after the governor delivered his State of the State address — and then, less than 24 hours after that, to indict Albany’s “three men in a room’’ culture in which Cuomo is the lead player.

“Cuomo feels Preet just walked all over him,’’ said the source.

Knowledgeable insiders, including law-enforcement experts, said it wasn’t accidental that Bharara brought the charges against Silver just hours after Cuomo’s State of the State.

“Prosecutors have a lot of discretion, and when they time a high-profile arrest in a way that steps all over Cuomo’s speech, that’s the use of discretion for a purpose,’’ a former federal prosecutor told The Post.

And several sources described Cuomo — who along with his aides is being investigated by Bharara over the abrupt disbanding of the governor’s Moreland Act commission on public corruption — as “on edge’’ over Bharara’s ominous statement Friday that the public should “stay tuned’’ for more criminal charges to come.

“Andrew’s been working the phones day and night, staying up into the early morning hours, making hundreds of calls in one day trying to find out what the hell is going on,’’ a source close to the governor said.

Cuomo, who has retained a private lawyer, has enlisted several former federal and state-level prosecutors with ties to Bharara’s office including Steve Cohen, his former chief-of-staff, in an effort to find out Bharara’s next move, the sources said.

“He’s freaked-out, furious, and obsessed with fear, it’s like a nightmare for him. The whole narrative he laid out for his second term has been derailed by Bharara,’’ said a source in regular contact with the governor.

“The narrative has been taken over by Bharara and it’s all about Albany’s corruption, not Cuomo and his program for the state,’’ the source said.

State political circles are abuzz with speculation that Bharara is seeking to determine if Cuomo had any knowledge of Silver’s allegedly illegal outside income last spring when he agreed with Silver and Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos to fold the commission.

http://nypost.com/2015/01/26/cuomo-on-ed...continues/

Naaaaah, c'mon, mere coincidence.

Guess this derails his running for the job dear Mario never did. Wonder what color cell he and Silver are partial to.

(01-26-2015 03:14 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  Cuomo, who has retained a private lawyer, has enlisted several former federal and state-level prosecutors with ties to Bharara’s office including Steve Cohen, his former chief-of-staff, in an effort to find out Bharara’s next move, the sources said.

There you go, paranoia at it's finest.

And why do these crooked scumbags get to "negotiate" their way out of trouble. BS on that.