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N.Y. Dem convicted of four counts of theft

State senator embezzled more than $500,000 from nonprofit health clinic

CBS2 ANCHOR: Former Bronx state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. has been found guilty on four counts of theft. The jury is now going back to deliberate on the rest of the charges. Espada was accused of embezzling more than a half-million dollars from the Soundview nonprofit health clinic that he founded and runs in the Bronx. His son Pedro is also facing charges, but the jury is also still deliberating his fate. We’ll have much more on this breaking story, but once again, Pedro Espada Jr. found guilty on four counts of theft.

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