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A report released on Wednesday by state lawmakers tallied the top limited liability corporation givers to political campaigns, finding they range
from top
real - estate companies to high - powered
law firms.
In coming days, prosecutors are expected to call witnesses tied to additional charges against Silver: That he profited
from legal work sent to a second
law firm in Manhattan by mega-landlord Glenwood Management and another
real estate developer in return for the politician's alleged backing of
real estate legislation.
In the other, he was found guilty of profiting
from legal business sent to a second
law firm by mega-landlord Glenwood Management and another developer in return for his backing on
real estate legislation.
Approximately $ 700,000 came in «undisclosed bribes and kickbacks»
from a scheme in which Mr. Silver used his influence as speaker to induce
real estate developers with «business for the state» to use a
real estate
law firm run by an attorney who previously worked as Mr. Silver's counsel in the Assembly, and which paid Mr. Silver for the referrals.
After 39 years in office, however, Silver fell far and fast following a conviction on corruption charges in 2015, when a jury found him guilty of colluding with both a physician and
real estate interests to rake in millions
from referral fees to his
law firm in return for political favors.
Start - Up NY specifically prohibits retail,
law firms, medical billing companies,
real estate brokers and management companies, medical and dental practices, restaurants, utilities and power plants
from benefiting.
The
real - estate developer got favorable treatment
from Silver in Albany in exchange for steering business to Goldberg & Iryami, the
law firm that gave the ex-politician kickbacks.
Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, says he'd first like to hear an explanation
from Speaker Sheldon Silver about the details of alleged payments
from a
law firm specializing in
real estate taxes.
Approximately $ 700,000 came in «undisclosed bribes and kickbacks»
from a scheme in which Mr. Silver used his influence as Assembly Speaker to «induce
real estate developers with business before the State» to use a
real estate
law firm run by an attorney who previously worked as Mr. Silver's counsel in the Assembly, and which paid Mr. Silver for the referrals.
U.S. District Attorney Preet Bharara's office claims the veteran lawmaker sold out to
real estate interests in exchange for kickbacks
from a
real estate tax
law firm.
At the
law firm, Mr. Thiele will be engaged in a general practice, including
real estate, estate planning, litigation, municipal and environmental
law, and will work primarily in the
law firm's Riverhead office, according to a press release
from the
law firm.
Other schemes involved kickbacks
from a legal
firm specializing in tax
law, and favors to the
real estate industry in the form of favorable tax
laws.
In another alleged scheme, Silver received $ 700,000
from the
law firm Goldberg & Iryami for pushing two major
real - estate developers to use their services.
In another, Silver stood accused of receiving secret legal fees
from another
law firm after he referred two
real - estate developers to it as clients.
Disgraced former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told officials at a powerful
real - estate
firm that there was no problem with him taking fees
from a
law firm to which they steered...
The New York Times reported last month that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and the F.B.I. were investigating «substantial payments» a
real estate
law firm had made to Silver over the years, despite Silver's omission of those payments
from his financial disclosure forms.
Disgraced former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told officials at a powerful
real - estate
firm that there was no problem with him taking fees
from a
law firm to which they steered property - tax cases — even though they feared «adverse consequences»
from pulling out of the deal, according to new court papers filed Monday.
Federal authorities are reportedly investigating New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for payments he received
from a
law firm that seeks
real estate tax...
The governor also received $ 120,000
from two LLCs tied to Fisher Brothers, a New York City
real estate
firm that benefitted
from lucrative tax breaks that were tucked into a 2013 housing bill Cuomo signed into
law.
Silver stepped down
from his post after he was arrested on Jan. 22 for allegedly reaping $ 4 million in kickbacks
from law firm Goldberg & Iryami, including some stemming
from referrals of
real estate developers seeking tax abatements, Bloomberg News reported.
Silver, a Manhattan Democrat who has served as speaker of the state assembly since 1994, has been under federal investigation over payments he received
from a small
law firm, Goldberg & Iryami, that specializes in New York City
real estate taxes.
«Details of the specific charges against Silver were unclear on Wednesday night, but one of the people with knowledge of the matter said they stemmed
from payments Mr. Silver received
from a small
law firm that specializes in seeking reductions of New York City
real estate taxes,» the Times reported.
But during his trial, Silver was found to have arranged payments
from developers to a
law firm that handled property tax appeals for
real estate companies, yielding hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees for the speaker.
The jury also found that the Lower East Side resident earned $ 700,000
from a separate
law firm after hooking them up with a pair of lucrative
real - estate - developer clients.
Silver had no experience in
real estate
law or asbestos litigation, two of the areas where he received referral fees
from law firms.
Silver also took what he called referral fees
from a
real estate
law firm while he directed tax breaks to two developers, including Glenwood Management, the largest political donor in the state.
Schumer has raised $ 1 million
from real estate interests since 2011, including a
law firm with a prominent practice in the EB - 5 visa program that has contributed $ 82,200 to his campaign fund, according to a Long news release.
Silver is also accused of getting more than $ 700,000 in a
real estate scheme — he pocketed referral fees
from law firms that did tax work for wealthy developers, which Silver sent their way, prosecutors said.
Griffin was arrested for a second time on Thursday and charged with stealing more than $ 1 million
from his Westchester
real - estate
law firm clients» escrow accounts, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said.
Silver received $ 700,000 in referral fees
from a
real estate
law firm doing tax appeal work for Glenwood in an alleged kickback scheme as he directed tax breaks to Glenwood, the indictment claims.
Silver also received another $ 700,000 in referral fees
from a
real estate
law firm in an alleged kickback scheme as he directed tax breaks to two developers, including Glenwood Management, the largest political donor in the state.
He's accused of directing state grants to a cancer researcher in exchange for lucrative legal referrals and of of accepting referral fees
from a
law firm that did work for two high profile
real estate developers.
This includes cash
from individual givers like Catsimatidis and D'Amato,
from political action committees like the Teamsters» DRIVE Committee and the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Zuffa PAC,
from real estate interests like Lemor Development Group and WG & Associates Management and Development,
from law firms like Harter Secrest & Emery and Donaldson & Chilliest, and
from the campaign accounts of fellow pols like Brooklyn State Senator Kevin Parker and New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne.
The Speaker has accepted money
from a
law firm that specializes in
real estate tax breaks.
The complaint against Silver does not directly name the
real estate
law firm he allegedly used in a scheme to get some $ 700,000 in «bribes and kickbacks»
from developers with business before the state.
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.
Silver was accused of receiving $ 700,000 in payments
from one
law firm in exchange for using his official position to obtain recurring tax certiorari legal claims of two
real estate developer clients with business before the New York State Legislature.
Prosecutors allege Silver steered
real estate developers to a
law firm run by Silver's former counsel in the Assembly, which handled complicated
real estate tax cases, and that Silver received kickbacks at his own
firm, Weitz & Luxenberg,
from referrals of asbestos cases that were sent by a doctor who received state research funds.
Other schemes involved kick backs
from a legal
firm specializing in tax
law, and favors to the
real estate industry in the form of favorable tax
laws.
The federal inquiry focused on payments that Mr. Silver received
from a small
law firm that specializes in seeking reductions of New York City
real estate taxes.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara claims Mr. Silver received kickbacks
from law firms after referring
real estate interests with business before the state to them.
Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), says he'd like to hear
from Speaker Sheldon Silver about the details of the speaker's alleged payments
from a
law firm specializing in
real estate taxes.
Silver never reported the income
from Goldberg's
firm on his financial disclosure forms, and associates of Silver — including partners
from the
law firm and his contacts at the
real estate companies, who were each involved in parts of those deals — testified they were unaware of other parts of Silver's schemes.
The other part of the inquiry by Mr. Bharara's office and the F.B.I. focused in part on payments that Mr. Silver received
from a
real estate
law firm, which is not identified in the complaint but which a person briefed on the matter said was Goldberg & Iryami, which specializes in seeking reductions of New York City
real estate taxes.
Mr. Silver, a Democrat
from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, was accused of steering
real estate developers to a
law firm that paid him kickbacks.
While receiving fees
from the
real - estate
law firm, Mr. Silver took actions that benefited the developers, prosecutors said.
At least 27 clients of a
real estate
law firm that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver works for received state - authorized tax breaks
from the 421a program — a program that he helped pass.
The Times reported the charges stemmed
from payments that Mr. Silver received
from a small
law firm that specializes in seeking reductions of New York City
real estate taxes.
But its sources said the matter relates to payments Silver received
from a
law firm that helps people reduce their
real estate taxes.