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Spano's father, Domenico Spano of New Milford, Conn., and Carl Giuffre of Hartford, Conn., brought the machine guns to the gun fair and had machine gun licenses.

Slain Boy's Father Wanted 8-Year-Old To Shoot Uzi AP 2011

Later in the day, the judge unsealed a ruling that will allow prosecutors to introduce evidence in the trial touching on Mr. Spano's relationship with Mr. Jereis, a former employee and longtime political associate.

Judge Allows New Claims in Bribe Trial James Campbell 2012

Mr. Spano's lawyer, Richard Levitt , said prosecutors "larded up" their plea documents with "irrelevant" allegations that were not proved.

Ex-Politician Pleads Guilty in Taxes Case Jacob Gershman 2012

Prosecutors noted that Mr. Spano's fees more than doubled around the same time that the company won an insurance brokerage contract from the state's Office of General Services.

Ex-Politician Pleads Guilty in Taxes Case Jacob Gershman 2012

Spano's people, led by a lawyer, Anthony Mangone (who has a history of his own when it comes to election shenanigans), are doing everything possible to prevent all the votes from being counted.

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Mr. Spano's lawyer, Richard W. Levitt, said Mr. Spano would appear in Federal District Court in White Plains on Friday and admit to failing to report more than $45,000 in income from 2000 to 2008.

NYT > Home Page By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM 2012

But both sides agreed that former state Sen. Nicholas Spano's guilty plea to a tax charge would have no bearing on the trial .

NYDN Rss 2012

Thomas Rooke, Spano's lawyer, had a similar response.

Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

Former state Sen. Nick Spano's guilty plea to federal tax-evasion charges

NYDN Rss 2012

The ebullient account of the opening movement, with its note-perfect, timpani-supported trumpet lines and robust choral singing, was enough to convey Mr. Spano's intentions and sweep away any concerns about his choice of Magnificat.

NYT > Home Page By ALLAN KOZINN 2011