Silver, who was convicted of fraud and extortion, was sentenced to 12 years in
federal prison Tuesday.
UPDATED, 5:00 p.m., May 3: Former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 years in
federal prison Tuesday, after his conviction on federal corruption charges related to his dealings with several prominent real estate figures.
MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT — Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, once one of New York's most powerful politicians, was sentenced to 12 years in
federal prison Tuesday following his conviction on corruption charges.
Not exact matches
A judge decided
Tuesday neither would spend a day in
federal prison over criminal convictions tied to a 2014 Boynton Beach police chase and...
On
Tuesday, a
federal high court in Lagos had remanded him in
prison alongside former Minister for Finance, Nenandi Usman, Mr. Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Nigeria Limited, on alleged money laundering to the tune of N4.9 billion.
A
Federal High court in Abuja on
Tuesday ruled that Azibaola Robert, a cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, be remanded in Kuje
Prison.
Edward Walsh, the former politically powerful Suffolk County Conservative Party leader, was sentenced
Tuesday to 2 years in
prison following his conviction on
federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government services for pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Suffolk sheriff's department while golfing, gambling and politicking on county time.
Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 years in
prison by a
federal judge
Tuesday.
Although Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the
Federal High Court granted bail to the ex-governor on fresh bail conditions on
Tuesday, he ordered the defendant to remain in Kuje
Prisons, Abuja, pending when the bail conditions were met.
Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 years in
prison Tuesday and told by a
federal judge that he must give back $ 5 million that he stole from the public, as well a pay another $ 1.75 million in fines.
A
federal judge is expected to decide
Tuesday whether former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver deserves a long
prison sentence for years of corruption, or leniency because he is ill and says he is sorry.
Former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who endured for decades as one of the most powerful figures in state government, was sentenced
Tuesday to 12 years in
federal prison after being convicted in November on multiple corruption charges.
Joseph Meli, 43 years old, was also sentenced
Tuesday in Manhattan
federal court to three years of supervised release, while co-defendant Steven Simmons was sentenced to 37 months in
prison and ordered to forfeit $ 6.9 million, including a house he bought in Wilton, Conn..
Justice E.S Chukwu of the
Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja,
Tuesday, admitted as evidence, a compact disc (CD) tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to the effect that the statements of Imaobong Akon Esu - Nte, an accountant with the Nigeria
Prison Service and five others being prosecuted by the agency were voluntarily rendered.
ALBANY — In a Manhattan courtroom, Sheldon Silver, a force who dominated state government for parts of three decades, met his fate
Tuesday, sentenced to 12 years in a
federal prison for using his position to enrich himself.
A
Federal High Court in Lagos on
Tuesday ordered the remand of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani - Kayode, and two others in
prison over an alleged fraud of N4.6 bn.
Justice Nnamdi O. Dimgba of the
Federal High Court, Abuja on
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 ordered the remand of Azibaola Robert, a cousin of ex - president Goodluck Jonathan in Kuje
Prison pending the determination of his bail application.
A
federal High Court in Abuja on
Tuesday remanded former governor of Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki in Kuje
prison.
NEW HAVEN — Former Congressional candidate Lisa Wilson - Foley
Tuesday was ordered to serve five months in
prison for concealing a campaign deal she struck with former Gov. John G. Rowland after a
federal judge on
Tuesday rejected her last minute claim that...
Cor's «continued existence as a company and legal entity - and its ability to develop the Inner Harbor property - is uncertain in light of, among other things, its two primary officers facing the prospect of potentially lengthy
federal prison sentences,» city lawyers wrote in legal papers filed
Tuesday.
$ 40m Scam: Jonathan's Cousin, Azibaola Remanded in
Prison Justice Nnamdi O. Dimgba of the
Federal High Court, Abuja on
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 ordered the remand of Azibaola Robert, a cousin of ex - president Goodluck Jonathan in Kuje
Prison pending the determination of his bail application.
A
federal judge
Tuesday denied former Suffolk County Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh's motion for a new trial, and ordered him to report to
prison in October to begin serving a two - year sentence for illegally pocketing over $ 200,000 in salary and overtime in his job as a lieutenant in the county sheriff's department.
The Peoples Democratic Party, on
Tuesday, alleged that the
Federal Government was building more
prisons.
An Abuja
Federal High Court on
Tuesday remanded a cousin to former President, Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. Azibaola Robert at the Kuje
prison.
Former New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced
Tuesday to 12 years in
prison in a
federal corruption case that prosecutors said «struck at the core of democratic governance» and polluted the institution where he wielded immense power.
Justice H. A.Nganjiwa of a
Federal High Court sitting in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State on
Tuesday remanded Yunusa Yellow, the alleged abductor of 14 - year - old Ese Oruru in
prison custody.
Tuesday, the HealthSouth founder and the former Alabama governor will stand together before a
federal judge, facing the possibility of years in
prison for convictions on
federal bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud charges.
«Mother of Olympic bomber Rudolph complains of son's
prison treatment»: Wednesday's edition of The Chattanooga Times Free Press contained an article that begins, «The mother of convicted Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph said
Tuesday her son is enduring inhumane treatment in a
federal maximum security
prison in Colorado where he is denied books and family visits and his mail is delayed for weeks.
The former owner of a property management company was sentenced
Tuesday to three years in
federal prison for stealing about $ 2 million from condominium associations in the Chicago area.