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Jury finds former NY judge guilty in bribery case

Originally published: August 27, 2009 2:28 PM
Updated: August 27, 2009 4:28 PM
By The Associated Press  VALERIE BAUMAN (Associated Press Writer)

Quick ReadFederal jury convicts former NY judge who sought money from lawyer for defense fund

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A federal jury convicted a former New York state judge Thursday of attempted extortion and attempted soliciting of a bribe for pressuring a lawyer to give $10,000 to his defense fund.

Federal prosecutors said Thomas Spargo pressured the lawyer, who had cases pending before Spargo when he was a state Supreme Court justice in 2003, to help the judge cover legal bills from...

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