Sheldon Silver won’t have to go to jail for at least another year after a judge granted him bail pending appeal, according to a report. The former speaker of the State Assembly had been sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption in May, and initially faced a surrender date of Aug. 31. Silver will still have to start paying $7 million in fines and forfeitures in monthly payments of $5,846 starting Sept. 1. Silver is appealing … [more]