Ex-state Sen. Espada guilty, faces prison
Photo credit: Steven Sunshine | Former state Senator Pedro Espada makes his way to Brooklyn Federal Court for sentencing. (Oct. 12, 2012)
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Former State Senate power broker Pedro Espada Jr. faces a likely sentence of at least 70 months in prison after pleading guilty to tax fraud Friday and agreeing not to appeal his May conviction for looting the nonprofit Soundview health network he ran in the Bronx.
The events climaxed a series of law enforcement investigations dating back a decade into the boss of a Bronx political empire...
Ex-NY Sen. Espada found guilty of embezzlement