Sentences with phrase «of the accusations against silver»
One of the accusations against Silver is that he, in Bharara's term, «monetized» his public office for private gain by steering clients to Weitz & Luxenberg, the law firm that has long paid Silver a salary to be mysteriously «of counsel.»
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The date of this payment — early June — corresponds with the timeline provided by Silver's office on the accusations lodged against Lopez with the committee.
Silver said he became aware of the accusation against Kellner only last month, and referred the matter to the Assembly Ethics Committee.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has admitted that he made a mistake when he approved a secret settlement for two of Lopez's alleged victims, and has fired his top counsel, saying the attorney withheld from him information on accusations against Assemblyman Kellner.
BY KEN PASKAR Speaker Sheldon Silver is being pilloried in the press for accusations of corruption, and I felt it's time to take a hard look at the allegations being leveled against Silver and see them for what they are: character assassination, pure and simple.
Perhaps the most controversial episode of Silver's career before his indictment was his handling of rape accusations against top aide J. Michael Boxley and, later, sexual - harassment allegations against the recently deceased Assemblyman and Brooklyn Democratic power broker Vito Lopez.
That tenure includes an investigation this year critical of Silver for crafting a secret $ 103,000 settlement to end a group of sexual harassment accusations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez, a Brooklyn Democrat.
Silver, who is under fire for mishandling sexual harassment accusations against now ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez, held an emotional breakfast with female members of the Democratic conference.