Speaking at a Fordham Law conference about corruption, Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, addressed political corruption and its larger themes, according to the New York Times.
Asked whether the United States attorney had taken a different approach in his speech on Friday because of Mr. Silver’s pending motion, a spokesman for Mr. Bharara declined to comment. Mr. Bharara’s speech, at Fordham University School of Law, was the keynote address of a symposium, “Fighting Corruption in America and Abroad.”
But in his talk, Mr. Bharara returned several times to why he believed it was crucial for a law enforcement official like himself to publicly address corruption. He has noted that more than 18 New York State lawmakers had been prosecuted since 2007. “It’s a fundamental part of this job to talk about these issues,” he said, “so as a community and a country, we’re not just focused narrowly on prosecuting crime but also preventing it and deterring it.”
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