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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Hours after jurors reached a partial verdict in the federal fraud case against former Bronx senator Pedro Espada Jr., the judge declared a mistrial in the remaining conspiracy and tax fraud counts against the politician and in all counts against his son.

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That would include all the counts against Espada's son, Pedro G. Espada.

One day after US Attorney Preet Bharara bought a six count complaint against Skelos, accusing him and his son, Adam, of bribery and extortion, the Senate Leader attended the annual police memorial.

Skelos, who has maintained his innocence, appeared to slightly shake his head as Pitman read the six - count complaint against him and his son, Adam, which was unveiled by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on Monday morning.

The trial of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, in Federal District Court in Manhattan on an eight - count indictment that includes bribery and extortion charges is scheduled to begin today — just as the unrelated corruption case against Sheldon Silver, the former speaker of the State Assembly, enters its third week.

Lawyers for Dean G. Skelos, the former New York Senate majority leader, and his son, Adam B. Skelos, who were convicted of all eight bribery, extortion and conspiracy counts against them in December, asked a judge on Wednesday to let them avoid prison and be sentenced to perform community service.

Among the ill - gotten perks of being Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» son was a $ 100,000 no - show job at a malpractice insurer, according to a six - count indictment handed up today against Mr. Skelos and his son Adam.

The feds also intend to repeat their entire case at a new trial against Espada's son, Pedro Gautier Espada, who is charged with a total of eight counts of theft, embezzlement, conspiracy and other charges connected to his work at Soundview and the operation of related firms that provided contractual janitorial services to the health care chain, a source confirmed.

Federal prosecutors released a six - count complaint against Skelos and his son on Monday, and the two surrendered to federal authorities in Manhattan.

Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» conviction Friday on all eight charges that he «monetized» his office to help get his ne'er - do - well son work from those with important business before the state came days after ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was found guilty of all seven corruption counts against him.

Former Senator Skelos, left, and his son, Adam B. Skelos, center, leaving Federal District Court in Manhattan this month after being convicted on all counts in the corruption case against them.

The jury announced their partial verdict, but will continue their eleventh day of contentious deliberations on the rest of the corruption charges against the defiant politician and his son Pedro G. Espada, who also faces eight undecided counts.

The charges against Senator Skelos, 67, and his son, Adam B. Skelos, 32, were detailed in a six - count criminal complaint that quickly became mandatory reading material in the Capitol building.

The jury in Federal District Court in Manhattan took two days to reach its verdict against Mr. Skelos, and his son, Adam, finding them guilty of all eight bribery, extortion and conspiracy counts.

Grace Ong secured a unanimous guilty verdict on an indictment containing 10 counts against a father for raping his son when he was 14 years old.