FILE PHOTO: Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves federal court after his sentencing hearing following his conviction on federal corruption charges in Manhattan, New York, U.S., July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

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FILE PHOTO: Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves federal court after his sentencing hearing following his conviction on federal corruption charges in Manhattan, New York, U.S., July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo