Pedro Espada Jr. considered guilty of stealing millions from taxpayers.

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo filed a civil lawsuit against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. on Tuesday under legitimate proof that Espada and his family were stealing money from non-profit organizations geared towards healthcare. Apparently Espada used the money to pay for vacations and other expenditures, it has started to cause problems for the reputation of the new york senate because Espada was a trusted shareholder. Furthermore, it has been evident that Espada was using the taxpayers money that they thought would be used to provide healthcare for underpriviledged individuals, instead the money was pocketed by Espada. Also, Cuomo wants to remove Espada and the majority of the members who were involved with this project after speculation that Espada was specifically hiring family and friends who were also involved in taking more money.

I feel shocked because this is the people's money that has been taken away and used for someone else's benefit. This is money that the people have given to the government so that they can find ways to create more jobs, provide more research for healthcare, and also begin work on the healthcare bill provided by Barack Obama. I think a lot of people are very upset about this because it is their hard earned money being taken. Hopefully, Cuomo can investigate and Espada can hopefully give back all that money he took. I don't know why someone would do such an awful thing by taking money away from people. Hopefully, there can be a proper solution.