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	Former Suffolk County Legis. William Spencer pleaded guilty in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Friday.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Shari Einhorn reports.&nbsp;
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Ex-Suffolk Legis. William Spencer pleads guilty in alleged pills-for-sex case 

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Former Suffolk County Legis. William Spencer went to jail on Friday after accepting a plea deal 

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