Thomas J. Spargo
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Thomas J. Spargo is a former Supreme Court Justice from Albany, New York, who was removed from the bench in 2006 after allegedly soliciting funds from lawyers during cases, leading to a permanent ban from judicial office in the United States.
He was indicted on December 10, 2008. On August 27, 2009, he was convicted by a federal jury of attempted extortion and attempted soliciting of a bribe for pressuring a lawyer to give $10,000 to his defense fund. Link to story on [Albany] TimesUnion.com: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=835631.
[edit] Personal life
A former counsel to the New York State Republican Party, Mr. Spargo originally studied for the Roman Catholic priesthood.
He has one brother, Dr. Bill Spargo ("Sweet William"), a Democrat and former sunday school teacher.
He is a strong Republican and a supporter of former President George W. Bush. He is anti-liberal.
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