Tuesday, August 11, 2015

"It’s Just How Business Is Done"

"What prosecutors call corruption is just the everyday business of lawmaking in Albany, defense attorneys have argued, a legal strategy that is rattling many at the Capitol who say it paints an ugly picture of their work."
The argument was crystallized in an April dismissal motion filed by lawyers for Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, saying the conduct alleged by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara amounted to “not actual federal crimes but rather longstanding features of New York state government that the U.S. Attorney finds distasteful.”... “That’s the way the system is supposed to operate,” Mr. DerOhannesian said.
Prosecutors have dismissed arguments that their criminal allegations describe acceptable government work. In response to Mr. Silver’s attorneys describing the charges as merely features of his job, Manhattan federal prosecutors wrote that that would mean New York had “legalized the kind of quid-pro-quo bribery” at the core of federal anticorruption laws.

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9 comments:

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

If you want to read the article google the headline and click on it. You should be able to get it free that way. Thanks.

Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...

In response to Mr. Silver’s attorneys describing the charges as merely features of his job, Manhattan federal prosecutors wrote that that would mean New York had “legalized the kind of quid-pro-quo bribery” at the core of federal anticorruption laws.

Wait until Hillary grabs power. She has taken quid-pro-quo to universal levels.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

It's Albany Jake

ricpic said...

Albany governance? Three men in a room.

Rabel said...

This is New York, right They should interview Geno Smith and see what he has to say about it. Probably something like, "mmmpgf, mphmmn, mumoff."

That was an NFL current events joke. Trooper will get it.

bagoh20 said...

Speaking of creative forms of working together:

Trump working the levers of power!

It starts at about 1 minute in and gets scorched earth later.

Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...

OMG. we are doomed.

bagoh20 said...

Well, he doesn't play the saxophone, nor has he been invited to "Slow Jam the News" but he knows how to play a crowd.

chickelit said...

bagoh20 said...

Speaking of creative forms of working together:

Trump working the levers of power!


I sure hope that guy getting shaved wasn't gay. Romney was destroyed for snipping one lock of another boy's hair in high school.