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Ex-Assembly speaker Silver sentenced to 6 1/2 years

The sentencing by U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni in Manhattan came after she insisted that the 76-year-old Democrat come to court in person to hear his punishment.

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Jul 20, 2020, 4:23 PM

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