Ex-Bronx Assemblyman Gets 3 Years in Prison

NEW YORK (AP) —
Eric Stevenson on Wednesday outside federal court in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Eric Stevenson on Wednesday outside federal court in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

A former Democratic Bronx assemblyman convicted of accepting $22,000 in bribes was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison. Federal Judge Loretta Preska also ordered Eric Stevenson to forfeit $22,000.

Attorney Murray Richman says Stevenson was struggling financially when businessmen offered him bribes representing about a third of his income. Prosecutors say Stevenson deserved a serious sentence because he betrayed the public.

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