Both legislative leaders in the Assembly and Senate, Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos, were convicted last year in separate corruption cases. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The trial coincides with separate corruption case against one of the state's top Democrats, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. (timesunion.com)
Prosecutors in Bharara's office filed court papers in two separate corruption cases giving notice that they were adding the pensions of two state senators, a city councilman and two other officials to the list of property subject to forfeiture if the officials are convicted. (nystateofpolitics.com)