Report: Silver released from prison, could serve rest of sentence at home
Former Assembly speaker was inside for nine months, has five years left on term
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Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves U.S. District Court after he was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison in the corruption case that drove him from power, Monday, July 20, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York. U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni insisted that Silver come to court in person to hear his punishment, rather than appear remotely because of concerns about exposure to the coronavirus. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)John Minchillo