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Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Released From Orange County Prison Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Released From Orange County Prison
Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Released From Orange County Prison Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been released on furlough from federal prison in the Hudson Valley as he awaits a decision about whether the 77-year-old disgraced politician can serve out his term in home confinement. Silver, once one of New York’s most powerful politicians, was sentenced last year to six-and-a-half years in prison following his 2018 conviction on bribery and corruption charges. Specifically, Silver was found guilty of two counts of honest service wire fraud, two counts of honest services mail fraud, two counts of extortion under the color of official ri…