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Disgraced ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. pleads guily to tax fraud

Former New York state Sen. Pedro Espada has pleaded guilty to tax fraud.

The plea on Friday also resolves pending charges in a separate case involving the looting of a Bronx nonprofit health care network.

He was convicted in May of plundering funds from the Soundview Health Network for personal use. But the jury had deadlocked on some counts and a retrial had been expected.

He will remain free on bail until sentencing early next year.