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fee. I remember on one occasion asking if he wished to participate in the case thereby earning a fee on the matter. He dismissed the notion out of hand and told me that he was only interested in me taking very good care of the people he sent over. Over the years, I spent countless hours in private Democratic conference, and can attest to the passion and tenacity with which Shelly would advocate on behalf of our state's most vulnerable citizens. From Universal Pre-K to Marriage equality, Sheldon Silver has been a champion for those who needed help. I know with every fiber of my being that Sheldon Silver is a good person who now finds himself in the most difficult of all situations imaginable. I truly hope that you wi ll see fit to allow mercy and compassion to temper the sentence that you see fit to impose.