Sheldon Silver, NY power broker sent to prison, dead at 77
By MICHAEL HILL and MICHAEL BALSAMO ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful figures in state government for two decades before his conviction on corruption charges, has died in federal custody. He was 77. Silver died Monday, the federal Bureau of Prisons said, adding that the official cause of death would be determined by the medical examiner. Silver’s