Sheldon Silver Abused Power to Amass $4 Million

Silver was arrested on five counts of fraud and corruption on Thursday morning and is now under pressure to end his career as one of the most powerful men in the state since 1994,
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Sheldon Silver Abused Power to Amass $4 Million
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, center, is driven by federal agents to federal court, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 in New York. Silver, who has been one of the most powerful men in Albany for more than two decades, was arrested Thursday on public corruption charges. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)
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1/22/2015
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10/8/2018