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Frederic Block

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Name: Frederic Block

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 reports

Jailbound Pedro kid blames pop

He says his daddy made him do it.The son of disgraced ex-state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. blamed his father for pressuring him into participating in the looting of their Soundview Healthcare nonprofit as a judge yesterday sentenced him to ... [Published New York Post - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Frederic Block, Pedro Espada Jr., Looting, Federal Court, Sentencing

First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated Jun 19 2013 - 1 reports

Son of disgraced Espada gets 6 months in pris...

Pedro G. Espada, 39, also will serve six months of house arrest after his release. Brooklyn Federal Judge Frederic Block grappled with the dysfunctional dynamic of Espada, depicted by his lawyer as a son lacking the backbone to stand up to his charismatic ... [Published New York Daily News - Jun 19 2013]

Entities: Frederic Block, House Arrest, Federal

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Espada gets 5-year prison term

New YorkBrash former state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr., who ran a once-respected health care network, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for looting the taxpayer-subsidized clinics to pay for children's pony rides and other extravagances.U.S. District ... [Published Times Union - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Sentencing, Tax Fraud, Embezzlement, Frederic Block, Pedro Espada Jr.

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 2 reports

Espada will have plenty of corrupt company

Andrea Peyser Pedro Espada Jr. yesterday did the seemingly impossible. He lost his infuriating swagger.This little piggy politician is going straight from the courthouse to the hole where he belongs - federal prison. As we watched in disbelief, righteous ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Frederic Block, Pedro Espada Jr., Criminal

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 3 reports

Pedro shipped to the pig pen

Theres no lobster where hes going.Disgraced ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. - who looted his taxpayer-funded Bronx nonprofit to pay for lavish meals and a fancy car - was slapped with five years in prison yesterday after refusing to apologize for his crimes."Theres ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Frederic Block, Pedro Espada Jr., prison, Arrogance

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 3 reports

Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Sentenced to Five Years’ Imprisonment www.privateofficer.com

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 ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: New York Senate, Frederic Block, Pedro Espada Jr., Supervised Release, Forfeiture

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Ex-NY senator gets 5 years in prison in tax case

U.S. District Judge Frederic Block immediately jailed Espada rather than let him report to prison, citing evidence that he defied a court order to stay away from jurors after his trial. The judge also ordered him to forfeit more than $368,000.Espada, ... [Published Eureka Times-Standard - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Sentencing, prison, Tax Fraud, Taxes

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Ex-state senator Pedro Espada gets five-year prison term for embezzlement scheme

Pedro Espada Jr. arrives for his sentencing at Brooklyn federal court. The corrupt ex-pol got five years in prison term for embezzling nearly $500,000 from his Bronx healthcare clinic.It’s the end of the line for Pedro Espada.The crooked state senator ... [Published New York Post - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Pedro Espada Jr., Embezzlement, Frederic Block

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Ex-N.Y. Senator Espada Gets Five Years for Embezzlement

Former New York legislator Pedro Espada Jr. was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling from a Bronx clinic network that he ran and lying on tax forms.Espada, 59, was sentenced today at a hearing in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, by U.S. ... [Published Bloomberg - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Frederic Block, Embezzlement, Manhattan, Federal Court, United States

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 2 reports

Feds ask for 7 years in slammer for disgraced ex-Sen. Pedro Espada

"Espada's lack of remorse warrants a stiff sentence," Assistant U.S. Attorneys Carolyn Pokorny and Todd Kaminsky argued in a sentencing memorandum filed Monday in Brooklyn Federal Court. "It is obvious that, if given the chance, Espada would lie, cheat ... [Published New York Daily News - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Pedro Espada Jr., Frederic Block, Gautier (United States)

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

Judge disputes Espada's claim he privately ur...

Espada elicited accounts from two jurors contending Judge Frederic Block privately urged the panel to reach a verdict. “I wasn’t even in the courthouse; I was at home,” Block said, recalling that his clerk called him in to take the verdict and pointing ... [Published New York Daily News - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Frederic Block, Verdict

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

Ex-Sen. Pedro Espada says new evidence proves...

Espada released Monday partial transcripts of interviews he, his lawyer and a private investigator conducted wth two jurors nearly a year after they convicted him of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from his nonprofit healthcare network.The ... [Published New York Daily News - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Frederic Block, Pedro Espada Jr., Angel Cruz, Verdict, Tax Evasion

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Jailbound Pedro kid blames pop [Published New York Post - 22 hours ago]
Son of disgraced Espada gets 6 months in pris... [Published New York Daily News - Jun 19 2013]
Former New York City Councilman Pedro Gautier E... [Published United States Department of Justice - Jun 18 2013]
Espada gets 5-year prison term [Published Times Union - Jun 15 2013]
Pedro shipped to the pig pen [Published Big News Network - Jun 15 2013]
Espada will have plenty of corrupt company [Published Big News Network - Jun 15 2013]
Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Se... [Published Big News Network - Jun 15 2013]
Pedro shipped to the pig pen [Published New York Post - Jun 15 2013]
Espada will have plenty of corrupt company [Published New York Post - Jun 15 2013]
Pedro Espada Jr. sentenced to 5 years for embez... [Published New York Daily News - Jun 15 2013]
Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Pe... [Published United States Department of Justice - Jun 14 2013]
Ex-NY senator gets 5 years in prison in tax case [Published Eureka Times-Standard - Jun 14 2013]
Former State Senator Sentenced To Five Years Fo... [Published Huffington Post - Jun 14 2013]
Ex-state senator Pedro Espada gets five-year pr... [Published New York Post - Jun 14 2013]
Ex-N.Y. Senator Espada Gets Five Years for Embe... [Published Bloomberg - Jun 14 2013]
Former state senator and convicted tax evader P... [Published Big News Network - Jun 11 2013]
Feds ask for 7 years in slammer for disgraced e... [Published New York Daily News - Jun 10 2013]
Feds ask for 7 years in slammer for disgraced... [Published New York Daily News - Jun 10 2013]
Court blow imperils Pedro’s bid for new trial [Published New York Post - Jun 07 2013]
Judge disputes Espada's claim he privately ur... [Published New York Daily News - Jun 07 2013]
Feds ask judge Say no Pedro [Published Big News Network - Jun 06 2013]
Pedro Espada Jr. living on less than $3,000 a m... [Published New York Daily News - Jun 06 2013]
Lawyer: Espada was perv victim as kid [Published New York Post - Jun 05 2013]
Pedro’s retrial bid [Published New York Post - Jun 04 2013]
Former state senator Pedro Espada wants new tri... [Published Big News Network - Jun 03 2013]
Ex-Sen. Pedro Espada says new evidence proves... [Published New York Daily News - Jun 03 2013]
Judge nix on Pedro [Published Big News Network - May 30 2013]
Crooked ex-state Sen. Espada set for sentencing... [Published New York Daily News - May 30 2013]
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes refuse... [Published New York Daily News - May 28 2013]
Corporations' sponsorship of seminars might swa... [Published Chambersburg Public Opinion - Apr 01 2013]