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Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves US District Court after he was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison, in New York, July 20, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will be returned to federal prison after federal authorities denied him home confinement, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
The person could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
Silver was released Tuesday from a federal prison on furlough while he awaited potential placement to home confinement. The 77-year-old Silver had been in prison since August, where he was serving more than six-year sentence at a prison in Otisville, New York.
EXCLUSIVE: Under wraps! Shamed Sheldon Silver, 77, is seen covered in white sheets being wheeled out of his Manhattan apartment on a stretcher as he is ordered back to prison after a two-day furlough
Once the most powerful politician in Albany, Sheldon Silver was seen being wheeled out of his Manhattan apartment on a stretcher headed back to prison after a brief home release
The shamed 77-year-old had white sheets wrapped around his body and head, and a blue face mask pulled up over his eyes
Silver was released from prison Tuesday on furlough while awaiting the decision on whether he could serve his remaining time in home confinement
Michael Balsamo May 06, 2021 - 12:06 PM
WASHINGTON - Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will be returned to federal prison after federal authorities denied him home confinement, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
The person could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
Silver was released Tuesday from a federal prison on furlough while he awaited potential placement to home confinement. The 77-year-old Silver had been in prison since August, where he was serving more than six-year sentence at a prison in Otisville, New York.
His return to prison came after the U.S. attorney s office in Manhattan, which prosecuted Silver s case, said it had notified the Bureau of Prisons that it had opposed Silver s release.
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