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Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. Sentenced To Five Years'Imprisonment

Earlier today, Pedro Espada, Jr. was sentenced before Judge Frederic Block in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, to five years' imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for theft of federal funds from Bronx-based non-profit healthcare clinics, and lying on his 2005 personal tax return. As part of that sentence, Judge Block ordered Espada to serve 100 hours of community service, restitution to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $118,531, restitution to the victims of his thefts in an amount to be determined, and forfeiture of $368,088. The court remanded Espada to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons. Espada is a former New York State Senator for the 33rd Senate District in the Bronx, who served as the New York State Senate Majority Leader from 2009 to 2010.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:June 14, 2013
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions