Wall Street JournalSheldon Silver Sentenced to 12 YearsWall Street JournalSheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday, making the former New York state Assembly speaker one of the most powerful politicians in the state to be given time behind bars. U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni, who also ordered Mr.Sheldon Silver gets 12 years in prison for corruptionNew York PostSheldon Silver sentenced to 12 years for corruptionAlbany Times Union (blog)Ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver sentenced to 12 yearsNewsdayThe Atlantic -Syracuse.com -Tulsa World -The New Yorkerall 84 news articles »