NY State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Reportedly Under Federal Investigation

Sheldon "Shelly" Silver, the powerful Modern Orthodox New York State Assembly Speaker, is reportedly under federal investigation for taking money from a local real estate tax law firm, not declaring the payments, and then using his influence in the assembly to favor the law firm and its clients. Silver is close to the former head of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty William E. Rapfogel, who helped steal millions from the anti-poverty agency and direct some of those millions to local politicians. Silver has not yet been implicated in that scheme. Rapfogel is serving time in state prison for the thefts.

Above: Sheldon "Shelly" Silver

The New York Times, which broke the story a few minutes ago, reports:

Federal authorities are investigating substantial payments made to the State Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, by a small law firm that seeks real estate tax reductions for commercial and residential properties in New York City, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Prosecutors from the United States attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have found that the law firm, Goldberg & Iryami, P.C., has paid Mr. Silver the sums over roughly a decade, but that he did not list that income on his financial disclosure forms, as required, the people said.

The prosecutors, from the office of the United States attorney, Preet Bharara, and the F.B.I. agents were seeking to determine precisely what Mr. Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, has been doing for the payments, the people said. Spokesmen for the F.B.I. and Mr. Bharara’s office declined to comment.…

Read it all here.

[Hat Tip: Devorah.]

Comments

[dh]

Leaping tall buildings at a single bound, it's Preet - again!

[criscross]

get this greaseball all politicos r greasy

[this is a name]

why can't these politicians simply grow the economy so they can collect more taxes?

oh wait, they can't.

[S M L]

Long overdue.,

[flatearth]

The Moreland Commission - Frankenstein's monster got loose.

[ghost buster]

Mr. Maryles, note that Madoff, Silver, Wachtfogel, Weinstein, the mega thieves of the century, well educated people! , all are MO and OO! the so called Salonfähig members of society, none are cheridim, litvish or chasidish. they are all your kind of people shmatas rags a true disgrace to all.

[Garnel Ironheart]

Quick question: who in New York State and City is not corrupt?

[Office of the Chief Rabbi]

http://www.albanymuseumofpoliticalcorruption.org/

[jancsibacsi]

ghost buste--Moron madoff is hardly jewish never was mo what in the world are you babbling about, for every mo you have a dozen chareidim either for molestation or grand thievery you dont know what the the heck your talkinbg about you are a true shoyte.

[ha rav raisun]

Hmm, amazing how many people actually look like second car salesmen down on their luck, but still attain all sorts of well greased positions. Madoff was probably a gnostic follower if he is not jewish as set out by the torah sage JANCSIBAcsi ha katan.

[Sarek]

Good! He shouldn't be Speaker For Life.

[ghost buster]

Madoff: " I’ve made more money for Jewish people and charities than I’ve lost.”

I wondered why shmata didn't call for these charities to pay back the victims.. it turns out madoff is agnostic like his comrad the Shanda shmata so the tounge lash is spared.

http://m.forward.com/articles/194925/bernie-madoff-says-he-didnt-betray-the-jews/

[Joseph]

Posted by: ghost buster | December 30, 2014 at 11:35 AM
Don't be so smug. Your ilk are the most notorious jewish molesters, pedophiles and enablers.

[adams]

I do think shelly will weasel out of this one.