Democrat convicted of taking $5M in bribes and kickbacks

A career politician finally got stopped.

Silver is not such a powerful “amigo” anymore…

Sheldon Silver (democrat), considered one of the most powerful politicians in New York, was convicted Monday for taking bribes and lying about it. Silver is a career politician who has served the public since 1977.

Fox News reported that a Manhattan federal court jury returned the verdict after a three-week trial in which prosecutors claimed that the 71-year-old Democrat repeatedly promised the favors to enrich himself. The defense countered that the government ...