Israel Ruiz Jr.

Israel Ruiz Jr. (born July 10, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician from New York.

He was born on July 10, 1943, in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He graduated B.A. from Queens College in 1968, and J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1972.

He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1975 to 1989, sitting in the 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th and 188th New York State Legislatures. In 1985, he ran in the Democratic primary for President of the New York City Council, but was defeated by Andrew Stein, coming in third among six candidates.

On August 23, 1988, Ruiz was indicted for fraud and perjury. He was accused of funneling part of the money received from the State by a non-profit organization into his own pockets, and of lying to a bank while asking for a personal loan. On November 8, he was re-elected to the State Senate. His trial began on January 19, 1989, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On February 3, 1989, he was convicted of filing a false loan application statement, but was acquitted of the perjury charges.

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