Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was indicted Thursday on three charges after his arrest last month in a federal bribery case.
The indictment was returned in the Southern District where he appeared last month briefly when he was freed on bail a day after sharing the stage with Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his State of the State address. The Southern District U.S. Attorney’s office has indicted Silver on charges of honest services mail fraud, honest services wire fraud and extortion under the color of his official duties. Two conspiracy charges in the criminal information are not part of the indictment
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