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Former N.Y. state legislative leaders to face corruption trials in November
Source: Reuters
US | Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:01pm EDT
Former N.Y. state legislative leaders to face corruption trials in November
NEW YORK | BY JOSEPH AX
Once-powerful New York state legislators Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos will be tried on separate public corruption charges in November.
U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in New York on Thursday set Nov. 16 as the trial date for Skelos, the former state senate majority leader.
The trial of Silver, the former Assembly speaker, is scheduled for Nov. 2 and expected to last several weeks. That makes it likely both high-profile federal cases will take place simultaneously in downtown Manhattan.
The two men resigned their leadership posts following their indictments earlier this year but have not stepped down from the legislature.
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Former N.Y. state legislative leaders to face corruption trials in November
NEW YORK | BY JOSEPH AX
Once-powerful New York state legislators Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos will be tried on separate public corruption charges in November.
U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in New York on Thursday set Nov. 16 as the trial date for Skelos, the former state senate majority leader.
The trial of Silver, the former Assembly speaker, is scheduled for Nov. 2 and expected to last several weeks. That makes it likely both high-profile federal cases will take place simultaneously in downtown Manhattan.
The two men resigned their leadership posts following their indictments earlier this year but have not stepped down from the legislature.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/30/us-usa-crime-corruption-idUSKCN0Q428E20150730
