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Nelson Castro (born January 25, 1972) is an American politician from the state of
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, he was first elected to the New York State Assembly in District 86 in 2008. Castro resigned from office in 2013 after pleading guilty to perjury charges. He is notable for having worn a wire as an FBI informant while serving in elected office; in so doing, he assisted the federal government in prosecuting other corrupt elected officials.


Political career

In 2008, Castro was first elected to the
New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...
in District 86; the district includes the University Heights, Tremont, and Fordham sections of the Bronx. He succeeded Luis Diaz and became the first Dominican to represent the Bronx in the State Assembly. In July 2009, the
Bronx County District Attorney The Bronx County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for Bronx County, which is coterminous with the Borough of the Bronx, in New York City. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws. (Fed ...
charged Castro with perjury. The charges were kept secret, and Castro agreed to cooperate with the Bronx County District Attorney and later with the FBI. Castro proceeded to win re-election in 2010 and 2012, but was living a "double life" as an FBI informant during that time. Information obtained by Castro was used to prosecute six other corrupt elected officials. While Castro's original deal did not involve jail time, he was charged in 2013 with lying to investigators. In 2013, Castro's role as an FBI informant became public knowledge during the scandal affecting his Assembly colleague, Eric Stevenson. Castro resigned his Assembly seat on April 8, 2013. He later pleaded guilty to the 2009 state charges and the 2013 federal charge against him. In September 2014, Castro received a sentence of two years' probation and 500 hours of community service for his federal crimes. On November 17, 2014, Castro was given a three-year conditional discharge for his state crimes.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Nelson 1972 births Living people American politicians of Dominican Republic descent American Seventh-day Adventists Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Politicians from the Bronx New York (state) politicians convicted of corruption New York (state) politicians convicted of crimes 21st-century American politicians Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New York (state)