Sentences with phrase «speaker abused his power»
Federal prosecutors alleged that the ex-assembly speaker abused his power by helping women he had relationships with
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In a verdict celebrated at the time as a landmark setback for Albany's pay - to - play culture, Silver, 73, a Manhattan Democrat who had become a Capitol institution, was convicted of two schemes in which he allegedly made $ 4 million in legal referral fees for abusing his power as speaker.
The Clerk of the House revealed that members of the assembly impeached the speaker due to alleged high handedness and abuse of power.