Sheldon Silver Loses Third Bid to Toss Corruption Case

For Sheldon Silver, the third time wasn’t a charm as the former New York assembly speaker lost his latest bid to have the corruption case against him thrown out.

U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan on Friday rejected Silver’s request that she dismiss charges that he reaped almost $4 million in kickbacks and illegal fees through fraud and extortion. Silver, who has pleaded not guilty, faces as long as 20 years in prison if convicted.