'She recruited new members, researched potential victims, and directed the robbery crews to the specific home addresses of these targeting victims of Asian or Indian ancestry,' according to the indictment.
A federal jury convicted Castro of all nine counts of the indictment in June, which included charges that she was the"leader and organizer" of the home invasion ring.
In one instance, Castro's subordinates robbed a family of Indian ancestry in November 2014 that she had preselected. Castro passed along the Michigan family's address to Juan Olaya, a co-conspirator who managed the road crews tasked with carrying out the home invasions, court documents say. Olaya's case is still being prosecuted in federal court, and he has not been convicted for his alleged involvement.
The crew then made off with jewelry, a firearm, $12,500 in cash and various other items, court documents say. Firearms, especially semi-automatic weapons, were allegedly central to the conspiracy and were used to intimidate victims and force them into complying with the crew's demands.
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