New York State Senator Thomas Libous says he believes a search of his Binghamton residence was "politically motivated."
State and federal investigators were reported to have seized items belonging to Frances Libous, the senator's wife in early August...
Thomas Libous, the deputy majority leader of the New York State Senate, says Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver "may not survive" the controversy surrounding a secret $103,000 payoff to settle sexual harassment allegations involving a Brooklyn lawmaker.