At trial, the District Court instructed the jury that an “official act” within the meaning of the charges was “any …

The Second Circuit vacated former New York Speaker of the House Sheldon Silver’s convictions for honest services fraud, Hobbs Act extortion, and money laundering based on an erroneous jury instruction. In the last five years, New York has seen the former Assembly Speaker convicted of corruption, spared on a technicality, and then convicted again.

United States v. Silver In the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit AUGUST TERM 2016 No. And on Tuesday, a federal appeals court partially overturned the second conviction. Mr. Silver, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison, appealed, and his conviction was overturned by another Second Circuit panel.

For the second time in two years, the Second Circuit has reversed high-profile convictions of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the conviction of Sheldon Silver, the former Speaker of the New York State Assembly, concluding that the court’s jury instructions regarding the “official act” element of honest services fraud and Hobbs Act extortion were erroneous in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in McDonnell v. You can access the opinion here. 2nd Circ.

Knock him down and Sheldon Silver has consistently gotten back up again.

An appeals court Tuesday partially overturned the most recent conviction of disgraced former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. But the once-powerful former lawmaker is unlikely to avoid prison this time around. 16‐1615‐cr UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. SHELDON SILVER, Defendant‐Appellant. In an 84-page ruling, the Second Circuit Court of … 2nd Circ. And, for the second time in two years, the circuit court has provided important clarification to the law around illicit payments to public officials, while also reining in yet again aggressive prosecution efforts in this area. The Second Circuit vacated former New York Speaker of the House Sheldon Silver’s convictions for honest services fraud, Hobbs Act extortion, and money laundering based on an erroneous jury instruction.

Sheldon Silver Opinion May Limit Fraud Prosecution By Jack Sharman and Jordan Patterson (January 29, 2020) In its most recent consideration of the honest services fraud prosecution of former Speaker of the New York State Assembly Sheldon Silver, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit followed the letter and spirit

Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the conviction of Sheldon Silver, the former Speaker of the New York State Assembly, concluding… On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York While the Second Circuit panel declined this morning to disturb Silver’s 2018 conviction on four counts of honest services wire fraud, extortion, and monetary transactions involving crime proceeds, they did vacate three counts of honest services mail fraud and wire fraud related to … Sheldon Silver Opinion May Limit Fraud Prosecution By Jack Sharman and Jordan Patterson (January 29, 2020) In its most recent consideration of the honest services fraud prosecution of former Speaker of the New York State Assembly Sheldon Silver, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit followed the letter and spirit