Ohio s public corruption case involving $61 million in bribes in exchange for a $1.3 billion bailout is the biggest open investigation in any Statehouse in America surpassing a similar scandal in Illinois and two closed-out cases in New York. Historically, I haven t seen anything like it, said FBI Supervisory Special Agent Matthew DeBlauw, who leads the public corruption squad in Columbus. This case is in a league of its own.
So far, five Ohioans have been charged in U.S. District Court with racketeering. Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. fired its chief executive and other top managers and lobbyists, disclosed it paid $4.3 million to someone who became an Ohio utility regulator, and is in early talks with federal prosecutors to avoid prosecution. And FBI agents searched the home of then Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chairman Sam Randazzo, who then resigned.
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NEW YORK Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been released from a federal prison on furlough while he awaits potential placement to home confinement, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
He has been released to his home while awaiting a final decision on whether he can serve the rest of his sentence there in home confinement, the person said. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on Tuesday on the condition of anonymity.
The federal Bureau of Prisons didn t provide details or a reason for the transfer, but Congress gave the Justice Department expanded powers during the coronavirus pandemic to release inmates on furlough and home confinement to prevent them from catching the virus behind bars.
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New Yorkers got a modicum of justice, and corrupt New York politicians got a clear warning, after convicted felon Sheldon Silver was sent back to federal prison after two days of freedom.
Silver, the former state Assembly speaker and one of the three most powerful politicians in the state for many years, was sentenced last August to 6-1/2 years in prison for trading legislation for millions in business revenue.
But just eight months into his sentence, he was released earlier this week with the possibility he would serve out the remainder his sentence in his luxury home(s).
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In the latest infusion of big money into the mayor’s race, an executive at an organization that lobbies on behalf of charter schools
is launching a fundraising effort to boost the mayoral candidacy of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.
Jenny Sedlis, executive director of StudentsFirstNY, is taking a leave of absence to run the new PAC, dubbed Strong Leadership NYC, our Sally Goldenberg reports. The group plans to run digital and TV ads supporting Adams’ candidacy without being beholden to the strict spending limits imposed by the city’s Campaign Finance Board. This comes after Adams
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