USA v. Espada et al
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March 24, 2021
NY Judge Accused Of Bias Bows Out Of Ex-Pol's Tax Appeal
A federal judge whose memoir confessed concerns about his impartiality in a case involving a former New York state senator making false statements on a tax return has recused himself from considering the former senator's request for a modified prison sentence.
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October 13, 2016
Convicted Ex-NY Sen. Decries 'Hellish Conditions' At Prison
Former New York state Senate majority leader Pedro Espada Jr. has asked a New York federal judge to change his mind about allowing the government more time to respond to Espada's August request to vacate his sentence, saying conditions at his prison are too inhumane to wait.
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August 30, 2016
Ex-NY Senate Leader Blames Lawyer For 5-Year Sentence
Former New York state Senate majority leader Pedro Espada Jr. has asked a New York federal judge to vacate or amend his five-year prison sentence for theft of federal funds from Bronx-based nonprofit health care clinics and for lying on his 2005 personal tax return, claiming his lawyer was subpar.
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June 14, 2013
Ex-NY Senate Leader Espada Gets 5 Years For Theft
A Brooklyn federal judge sentenced onetime New York state Senate majority leader Pedro Espada Jr. to five years in prison Friday for theft of federal funds from Bronx-based nonprofit health care clinics and for lying on his 2005 personal tax return.
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October 12, 2012
Ex-NY Senate Majority Leader Espada Cops To Tax Fraud
Onetime New York state Senate majority leader Pedro Espada Jr. pled guilty to tax fraud Friday, after prosecutors accused him of concealing money he took from his former network of nonprofit health clinics serving poor Bronx residents.
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July 23, 2012
'Poor' Ex-NY Senator Espada Finds Cash For Lawyer
Former New York state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr., who faces trial on tax fraud charges and sentencing for stealing from a health network, got a new lawyer Monday to fight the tax charges, abandoning claims he was too poor to pay for one.
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July 09, 2012
Judge Says Ex-NY Sen. Espada Must Prove He's Poor
A federal judge on Monday ordered former New York state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr., who was accused of bid rigging and stealing from a health network, to prove he is poor if he wants a government-paid lawyer in a separate criminal tax case.
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June 22, 2012
Judge Sets March 2013 Retrial For Ex-NY Sen. Espada
A New York federal judge on Thursday set a 2013 retrial date for Pedro Espada Jr. on counts of conspiracy and theft after the former New York state senator was convicted in May of stealing from a nonprofit health care network, but a jury couldn't reach a verdict on additional charges.
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May 14, 2012
Ex-Bronx Sen. Espada Found Guilty Of Stealing From Nonprofit
A Brooklyn federal jury found Pedro Espada Jr. guilty on four counts of theft Monday, but couldn't reach a verdict on conspiracy charges, after prosecutors accused the former New York state senator and his son of rigging bids and stealing $500,000 from their nonprofit health care network.
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April 12, 2012
Espadas Fight Use of Credit Card Info In Corruption Case
Former New York state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. and his son on Wednesday blasted prosecutors' attempts to introduce credit card charge summaries allegedly seized from Espada's nonprofit health care network as evidence in a case accusing the duo of embezzlement and bid rigging.