$2,000
$2,500
$22,000
$12,000
Businessmen who were opening adult day care centers in the Bronx
The four sought help from lawmakers.
At the direction of the authorities, Mr. Castro said he would help promote the centers and secure contracts.
Helped the centers open, and wrote legislation for a moratorium on new adult day centers in New York City to block competition.
A Sting Operation Involving the Race for Mayor
State Senator Malcolm A. Smith of Queens and five other officials were arrested on April 2 on corruption charges in a sting operation involving an unnamed developer.
Resigned assembly seat
Arrested April 2
Undercover F.B.I. agent
and a cooperating witness
Used a Spring Valley, N.Y., real estate project as cover for the sting operation. The witness, a developer, was cooperating with the F.B.I. in exchange for leniency.
Joseph Desmaret
Deputy mayor of Spring Valley
Eric A. Stevenson
Democratic assemblyman approached by the cooperating witness to help the businessmen in exchange for campaign contributions and bribes.
Cooperating witness
A former assembly candidate working for the businessmen; took $2,000 for initiating the Castro bribe, and when investigators visited him later, agreed to cooperate in exchange for leniency.
Nelson L. Castro
Democratic assemblyman under sealed indictment in a 2008 Bronx perjury case. Was granted immunity in exchange for cooperating with the authorities and has resigned.
Noramie F. Jasmin
Mayor of Spring Valley, N.Y.
Daniel J. Halloran III
City councilman
Vincent Tabone
Queens Republican party vice chairman
Joseph J. Savino
Bronx Republican party chairman
Malcolm A. Smith
Democratic state senator who wanted to run for mayor as a Republican
This includes a $2,000 campaign contribution.
Also accepted $18,300 in cash and $6,500 in campaign contributions for a promise to divert City Council discretionary funds to a company supposedly controlled by the agent.
Voted to sell
land to real
estate project
Arranged meetings
between F.B.I. agent,
Mr.Savino and Mr. Tabone
Said they would
obtain the approvals
so Mr. Smith could
run for mayor
$25,000
$10,500
$20,500
$15,000
Stake in real
Promised to obtain
state funds to benefit
real estate project
Arrested April 4
State Assemblyman Eric A. Stevenson and four businessmen were arrested April 4 on bribery charges. Prosecutors say Mr. Stevenson took money to help the businessmen obtain building certificates, speed construction work and prevent competition.
A Plot by Developers to Help Their Business
Source: Criminal complaints filed by federal prosecutors
