after a decades-long career as one of the most powerful politicians in state government
I think it is safe to assume that anyone fitting this description is corrupt.
An appeals court tossed out that conviction, citing a recent Supreme Court ruling that changed the legal boundaries for public corruption.
Thank you, SCOTUS, for creating a very wide playing space for elected officials to be corrupt without having to worry about being convicted for corruption.
A jury has convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges…
…Defense lawyers countered that his fees were “perfectly legal.”
He might give SCOTUS a chance to expand the playing space even further. Clearly, the founders would have wanted it to be very difficult to find a public official guilty of corruption.
“Prosecutors said Silver illegally earned $4 million from a cancer researcher and real estate developers who benefited from his clout in state government.”
A tragic miscarriage of justice.
Clearly, the poor man simply offered essential consulting on “reorganizing their internal accounting systems”.
Wonder if this is making Cohen and others soil their Depends.
I thought that was a pretty good wordsmithing effort. The first draft read: “the bribe to Cohen was a challenge for our accountants, who needed the books to balance, but couldn’t use “bribe” as a line item.”
So Silver lining his pockets was wrong?
It angered the cloud cartel.
Sheldon Silver, the nerdy lead character from that wackily hilarious new TV sitcom hit “The Big House Theory”.
In tonight’s episode, Raj teaches Sheldon the meaning of the term “prison bitch”.
Well, there aren’t many people qualified to advise in that particular technical area. I know of only one other, and have you seen what he charges?
Defense lawyers countered that his fees were “perfectly legal.” The jury apparently disregarded this argument. The jury also apparently disregarded his lawyers’ argument that Silver deserved sympathy, because his plastic surgery had not aged well, causing him to be frequently confused with real estate developer Steve Wynn in the Hamptons and restaurants on The Upper East Side.
Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Found Guilty On Corruption Charges
So much for the former speaker’s sterling reputation.
Corruption over time does tend to become habitual and increasingly sloppy. Hard to remember that the poop must be picked up every time.
“The secret of great wealth with no obvious source is some forgotten crime, forgotten because it was done neatly.” — Honore de Balzac (Le Pere Goriot, 1835)
Seriously, do you real8ze how far around the bend guilty he had to be to get convicted? With all the strings his power could pull…so far gone he can’t beat the rap…wow.