Sentences with phrase «cancer doctor steered»
Prosecutors unveiled a damning e-mail that shows a Columbia cancer doctor steered asbestos victims to then - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to curry favor with him.
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Prosecutors on Thursday unveiled a damning e-mail that shows a Columbia cancer doctor steered asbestos victims to then - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to curry favor with him.
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Of all of Silver's crimes, the most disturbing was his abuse of cancer research funding, steering it to a doctor who sent him lucrative asbestos referrals.
Franco also said Silver could unilaterally steer state money to Taub, the cancer doctor, using the controversial member - item process in which many lawmakers legally dole out grants to favorite causes.
Silver was indicted for tapping a secret health - related fund to steer $ 500,000 to a cancer doctor, who then referred patients to Silver's law firm.
Columbia University cancer doctor Robert Taub got $ 500,000 in taxpayer - funded research grants from Silver for steering dozens of asbestos patients to the pol's law firm, Weitz & Luxenberg.
The feds say Columbia University cancer doctor Robert Taub steered patients to Silver as part of an illegal quid pro quo in which Silver funneled Taub $ 500,000 in taxpayer - funded research grants.
Prosecutors alleged that the legislator had «funneled half a million dollars of taxpayer money and other official benefits» to the doctor for his cancer research, and that Dr. Taub in turn steered patients with asbestos - related legal claims to the law firm, which shared its fees with Mr. Silver.