Crooked ex-pol Sheldon Silver is scheduled to present up Monday afternoon just before a Manhattan judge to be re-sentenced in a $4 million bribery plan – right after his request to appear via video clip feed was rejected.

The disgraced longtime Assembly speaker failed in his bid previous 7 days to encourage the federal judge to enable him to appear remotely since of the coronavirus pandemic.

“The Courthouse has reopened to the community and applied screening at entry, mask and social-distancing necessities, and sanitation protocols, among other precautions,” Decide Valerie Caproni wrote in her ruling.

“This Courtroom is at this time keeping in-human being proceedings the place these actions are all observed. Accordingly, it is the Court’s choice to conduct Mr. Silver’s re-sentencing at the Courthouse,” she additional.

The 76-calendar year-outdated, when one particular of the most strong politicians in Albany, was convicted in 2015 of misusing his highly effective placement to rake in bribes and sentenced to seven a long time powering bars.

The verdict was tossed on a technicality although he remained totally free on charm. He was retried in 2018 and convicted again. A number of of the counts had been tossed in his enchantment.

Prosecutors have argued that Silver nevertheless deserves the 7-year sentence. He insists he need to not be provide any time in prison, supplied his age and the health threats affiliated with COVID-19.

Silver’s look is scheduled for 2 p.m.