Sentences with phrase «illicit payments through»

The government's case will focus on how prosecutors say Mr. Silver, who is no longer speaker but is still in the Assembly, carried out two secret schemes through which he collected nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments through two law firms, while maintaining the income came from legitimate legal work.

Mr. Silver, 71, is accused of abusing his office to obtain nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments through two law firms, while saying the income had come from bona fide legal work.