Prosecutors allege he used his position to take more than $ 6 million in bribes and kickbacks, which he masked as legitimate income earned as a lawyer over 15 years. (washingtonpost.com)
Longtime state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested Thursday for taking «millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks» that he masked as legitimate income from practicing law and tried to block corruption investigators from uncovering, federal prosecutors said. (dnainfo.com)
The perennial question of how some people practice law while they make laws arises anew as U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's high - octane criminal complaint against Silver alleging «millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income earned as a private lawyer.» (newsday.com)