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Outsourcing beatdowns: Police inspector Castro facing additional charges

POSTED: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 7:04 PM
Filed Under: News | Philadelphia Police

You may remember Philadelphia Police Inspector (and former district captain) Daniel Castro for the indictment filed against him by a federal grand jury, which found that Castro, after losing a hundred thousand dollars in a failed real estate investment, entered into a conspiracy with (he would later find out) a confidential informant to extort that money — and $50,000 extra for his trouble — by force.

Today, the U.S. Attorney's Office filed additional charges against Castro — including outsourcing the intended beatdown and collection to one William "Billy" Wong.

What's more, the new indictment says Castro began referring additional extortion cases to the confidential informant, collecting a $500 referral fee and helping one Alan Kats retain the services of a debt "collector" via Wong.

It's pretty wild stuff. You can read the indictment here.







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Posted 2011-02-04 19:12:18
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Philly Cop Fails at Beating Real Estate Deal Into Profitability - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine
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[...] undercover FBI agent. The Eastern Pennsylvania U.S. Attorney’s office charged Castro yesterday for referring other would-be extorters to the undercover agent’s collection service—some of his buddies wanted to extract $26,000 out of a similarly failed nightclub deal in [...] 

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