Sheldon Silver’s rapid slide from Albany power broker to federal prisoner was nearly completed yesterday, as Southern District Judge Valerie Caproni ordered the former New York State Assembly speaker to serve 12 years behind bars.
Calling Silver’s crimes “the actions of a scheming corrupt politician,” Caproni said she issued the sentence to deter politicians who may or may not be listening to the “better angels” of their nature.
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