 He resigned on June 23, 2009, following an indictment for alleged Honest services fraud delivered by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.In June 2009, he pleaded guilty to taking large sums of money from hospitals through a consulting firm while still a member of the New York State Assembly.He died on January 6, 2011, while serving a prison term in the Federal Correctional Complex, Butner in Butner, North Carolina.