I'm Shocked

[redstone14]

Sheldon Silver, New York Assembly Speaker, Faces Arrest on Corruption Charges

By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM, THOMAS KAPLAN and SUSANNE CRAIG
JANUARY 22, 2015

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. The case is likely to throw Albany into disarray at the beginning of a new session.

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. The total amount of the payments was unclear, but another person has said they were substantial and were made over several years.

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[crates]

I'm shocked. The Dems going after other Dems? Kinda makes you wonder if this is ment to make another Dem who is looking at higher office rethink.

[mrwizard]

How dirty must this guy be if Obama's people are going after him? He must have a backyard full of mayonaise jars. This explains why Mario's little boy shut down his corruption investigation.

[coots]

Its about time!!!


Sheldon Silver Arrested, Accused of Taking Millions in Bribes




Co-conspirator #1 Jay Arthur Goldberg...Shelly's friend ...check out the Russian star, hammer sickle on his hat.

Throughout the criminal complaint, investigators cited Silver’s ties to “co-conspirator 1,” who “previously served as counsel to Sheldon Silver, the defendant, in the Assembly and who founded and controls the real estate law firm.”

While the complaint doesn’t name this alleged co-conspirator – who has not been indicted – it fits the profile of long-time Silver ally, attorney Jay Arthur Goldberg​, sources said​.

His firm, Goldberg & Iryami PC, made the payments over about a decade, but Silver failed to list the income on his financial-disclosure forms, sources told The Post.

Silver’s outside income has always been questioned by his critics.

[luvinretrmnt]

I knew a cop that wore his mouton hat alot in the winter in north merrick..lol

[jujdred2014]

Lol luvinretrmnt, me too!

[mrwizard]

I used to wear my Mouton hat all the time too, especially when my hair got thin on the top and I developed a use for a hat.

Not that I want to defend all any of these lowlifes but the hat with the Russian Star is really warm and it's really cheap on Ebay. I thought about getting one myself. He's probably not a Communist. It's more likely that he's just a cheap bastid, like me.

[redstone14]

Jan 22, 2015 15:29:37 GMT -5 luvinretrmnt said:

I knew a cop that wore his mouton hat alot in the winter in north merrick..lol

I wonder who that was?

Lets hope Shelly has to wear one to when he gets sent to Siberia, hope Andy joins him.

[luvinretrmnt]

Jan 23, 2015 1:58:08 GMT -5 redstone14 said:

Jan 22, 2015 15:29:37 GMT -5 luvinretrmnt said:

I knew a cop that wore his mouton hat alot in the winter in north merrick..lol

I wonder who that was?

Lets hope Shelly has to wear one to when he gets sent to Siberia, hope Andy joins him.

he also liked trash nite..always something interesting at the relieving point in the morning.....

[coots]

I knew a cop that wore his mouton hat alot in the winter in north merrick..lol

I plead the 5th....anyway, I never had to buy a new fishing rod or a bicycle for the kids.

[redstone14]

Jan 22, 2015 14:17:43 GMT -5 coots said:

Its about time!!!


Sheldon Silver Arrested, Accused of Taking Millions in Bribes

That photo of Shelly kind of reminds me of that Saturday Night Live back seat Circumcision commercial from years ago.....