Gosh, Gov Pat McCrory of NC, I am concerned about your future. Have you seen this? ... Those who make the laws don’t have the right to break the laws.” “As alleged, Silver took advantage of the political pulpit to benefit from unlawful profits. When all was said and done, he amassed nearly $4 million in illegitimate proceeds and arranged for approximately $500,000 in state funds to be used for projects that benefited his personal plans.” The criminal complaint outlining the charges accuses Mr. Silver of “using the power and influence of his official position to obtain for himself millions of dollars of bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income.” The complaint also said that “there is probable cause to believe that Silver received approximately $4 million in payments characterized as attorney referral fees solely through the corrupt use of his official position.” Prosecutors, according to the complaint, said Mr. Silver did no work for the payment. Investigators could find no court appearances by him and no records at either law firm that showed he had done any legal work whatsoever, except for one case in which he represented an employee of the Legislature in a property dispute, but took no fee. The authorities seized approximately $3.8 million of Mr. Silver’s money on Thursday morning. It is legal to work part time, to hold outside jobs, but investigators said Mr. Silver failed to list all the payments on his annual financial disclosure filings with the state.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 22:25:27 +0000
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