Powerful New York Assembly Speaker Arrested on Charges of Bribery, Conspiracy
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One of New York government’s most influential and well-known politicians faces serious charges that he used his extraordinary power in return for millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks, The Associated Press reports. The FBI arrested Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who posted $200,000 bail after being charged with federal counts of…