was stripped of his title and position as Senate Majority Leader. He left office in January 2011. On May 14, 2012, after 11 days of deliberation, a federal jury found Espada guilty of embezzling money from federally funded healthcare clinics. Espada was sentenced to five years in prison. Espada served his prison sentence in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, and complained about the conditions at the facility while incarcerated. Espada's prisoner number was 78764-053 and he was released on October 30, 2017. See also 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States References External links Notes 1953 births Living people People from Coamo, Puerto Rico Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New York (state) Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Majority leaders of the New York State Senate New York City Council members Hispanic and Latino American New York City Council members Fordham University alumni People from Mamaroneck, New York New York (state) politicians convicted of corruption New York (state) politicians convicted of crimes Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health alumni 21st-century American politicians Politicians from the Bronx