Disgraced ex-New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's sentencing Judge Caproni just said she will not issue a guidelines sentence, which she said would be "draconian."
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The 74-year-old, twice convicted politician told the judge in a letter: "I pray I will not die in prison."
He escaped his last 12-year sentence when SCOTUS case McDonnell v. Virginia, which weakened federal anti-bribery laws, voided last convictions.
The 74-year-old, twice convicted politician told the judge in a letter: "I pray I will not die in prison."
He escaped his last 12-year sentence when SCOTUS case McDonnell v. Virginia, which weakened federal anti-bribery laws, voided last convictions.
A second jury convicted him in May.
At today's sentencing, Silver's attorney Michael Feldberg said his client's a "broken man."
"It's the shame, the public humiliation of having his life's work become a scandal," he said.
At today's sentencing, Silver's attorney Michael Feldberg said his client's a "broken man."
"It's the shame, the public humiliation of having his life's work become a scandal," he said.
Silver: I would like to say the last three years have been enormously difficult for me.
He adds that the case "brought a great distrust in New York government and I am extremely remorseful for that."
He adds that the case "brought a great distrust in New York government and I am extremely remorseful for that."
BREAKING: 7 years for Sheldon Silver
In a particularly brutal line, Caproni predicted that the @TimesUnion and the @NYTimes would deservedly lead Silver's obituary with his corruption, not his work he did in the Lower East Side after Sandy and 9/11.
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