But prosecutors claim the doctor became aware that Silver wanted him to refer asbestos patients to Silver and the law firm for counsel, in exchange for funding for his medical research. (michaelbenjamin2012.com)
He is also accused of trading research funds for asbestos patient referrals for another law firm. (observer.com)
What prosecutors cast as misdeeds — collecting referral fees from a real estate law firm employed by major developers and a firm that represented asbestos patients treated by a medical researcher that Silver gave state funding — were presented as the inevitable conflicts of a part - time Legislature where lawmakers have side jobs. (politico.com)