roldán escaped from spain in 1994 after being accused of fraud. he surrendered in 1995 at the airport in bangkok. between 1996 and 1998 he was tried in a court of madrid. he was sentenced to 28 years in prison for embezzlement, bribery, tax evasion and fraud. in 2005 he was allowed out of prison to work. in an intermediate regime between the second and third degree.