Josh Saul
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Disgraced official Malcolm Smith begins 7-year prison term
Convicted ex-state politician Malcolm Smith turned himself in to a rural Pennsylvania prison Friday to begin serving his 7 year prison sentence for trying to buy his way onto the...
Dean Skelos, son, made thousands for 'no-show jobs': feds
Disgraced former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos used his political muscle to score “his own no-show job” and rake in nearly $200,000 per year, before pulling a similar move...
'Damning' email shows doctor was staying on Silver's good side
Prosecutors on Thursday unveiled a damning e-mail that shows a Columbia cancer doctor steered asbestos victims to then-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to curry favor with him. “I will keep giving...
Sheldon Silver uses Passover defense at corruption trial
Sheldon Silver broke out the Passover defense at his corruption trial Thursday, as his lawyer focused on the shows of friendship — including gifts of handmade matzoh — that the...
Sheldon Silver corruption trial loses a juror
The Sheldon Silver corruption trial has already lost its first juror. The juror begged off the case so she could return to her job helping the homeless -- after she...
Star prosecution witness testifies against Sheldon Silver
Sheldon Silver had a big incentive for using his political weight as Assembly speaker to funnel asbestos victims to the Weitz & Luxenberg law firm — he got a one-third...
Dean and Adam Skelos in ticket quid pro quo, feds claim
Former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos’ son steered a corporate exec to one of his dad’s political allies for help beating a traffic ticket — proof that both father...
‘Power. Greed. Corruption.’: Sheldon Silver’s trial begins
A federal prosecutor had three choice words to describe former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver at the start of his influence-peddling trial Tuesday — “Power. Greed. Corruption.’’ Assistant US Attorney Carrie...
How Sandra Lee was a pawn in a political power struggle
Disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son were caught on wiretaps bad-mouthing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s family, plotting to use his gal pal, Sandra Lee, against him and...
Man wins $26M after losing leg at construction site
A New Jersey man won a $26 million award from a Manhattan developer after a 20-foot plunge through a hole on a construction site cost him a leg. Sean Dowdell, 32,...
Sheldon Silver's 'dirty dealings' noted by prospective jurors
It could be difficult for ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to find an unbiased jury for his corruption trial, with prospective jurors saying Silver had “dirty dealings throughout his career” and...
Energy titan posed as CIA spy to pressure women into sex: suit
A Manhattan energy magnate claimed to be a CIA and FBI asset, code-named Rambo, in a twisted scheme to pressure his pretty Kazakh employees into being his sexual playthings, according...
Sheldon Silver ignored 'plea deal,' prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors sent indicted state politician Sheldon Silver a letter laying out his likely sentence if he pleaded guilty on all corruption charges — but he never responded, they revealed...
Ex-State Sen. Malcolm Smith wants to go to 'inmate school' to prep for prison
Convicted state politician Malcolm Smith is channeling his inner Will Ferrell, arguing for his prison surrender date to be pushed back so he can first attend a program called “A...
Mom and pop ran $15M oxy ring out of pharmacies: prosecutors
This mom-and-pop pharmacy was selling more than just greeting cards and junk food — it was the home base for one of the biggest illegal prescription pill rings in New...
Man who survived suicide try is ashamed of $5M Ponzi scheme
The corporate lawyer who incriminated himself for a $5 million Ponzi scheme in a suicide note — and then survived his plunge into the Hudson River — pleaded guilty to...
Jim Brown wins back 1964 NFL Championship ring
Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown won back his 1964 NFL Championship ring on Wednesday from the auction house that was trying to sell it — an important memento...
Deaf woman denied sign-language interpreter nets $750K
A deaf Staten Island landlady won a $750,000 settlement from the city after claiming she was falsely arrested by NYPD cops who refused to get her a sign-language interpreter while...
Postal worker admits to stealing Christmas gifts meant for poor kids
A US Postal Service worker who stole Christmas gifts meant for poor kids in a scheme with two colleagues has pleaded guilty in a deal that will get her a...
CityTime scammer seeks to have convictions overturned
Lawyers for the mastermind behind the massive CityTime payroll scandal argued to overturn his bribery and fraud convictions before a federal appeals panel Monday. “The evidence was insufficient to prove...