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Ex-NY Assembly speaker loses bid to dismiss corruption charges
Source: Reuters
US | Fri Apr 10, 2015 6:11pm EDT
Ex-NY Assembly speaker loses bid to dismiss corruption charges
NEW YORK | BY NATE RAYMOND
(Reuters) - Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver lost a bid on Friday to dismiss the federal corruption charges he faces due to public statements a top prosecutor made that the once-powerful politician called prejudicial.
While U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni said she was "troubled" by remarks Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara made bundling Silver's case together with a broader commentary on corruption and transparency in New York politics, she declined to dismiss the indictment.
"Nevertheless, the parties are cautioned that this case is to be tried in the courtroom and not in the press," Caproni wrote.
Silver, 71, resigned as speaker after being first charged in January but remains the assemblyman for Manhattan's Lower East Side. He has pleaded not guilty to fraud and extortion charges.
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Ex-NY Assembly speaker loses bid to dismiss corruption charges
NEW YORK | BY NATE RAYMOND
(Reuters) - Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver lost a bid on Friday to dismiss the federal corruption charges he faces due to public statements a top prosecutor made that the once-powerful politician called prejudicial.
While U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni said she was "troubled" by remarks Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara made bundling Silver's case together with a broader commentary on corruption and transparency in New York politics, she declined to dismiss the indictment.
"Nevertheless, the parties are cautioned that this case is to be tried in the courtroom and not in the press," Caproni wrote.
Silver, 71, resigned as speaker after being first charged in January but remains the assemblyman for Manhattan's Lower East Side. He has pleaded not guilty to fraud and extortion charges.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/10/us-usa-new-york-silver-idUSKBN0N124G20150410