Nicole Torres, who has represented the Republican party for the 81st Assembly district in the northwest section of the borough since 2019, is accused of using her job at the city Board of Elections to scam potential employees and cash fraudulent paychecks.

According to court documents, the alleged illegal conduct took place over a five-year period.

The indictment alleges that Torres demanded illegal payments for herself and an unnamed Bronx organization from residents applying to be poll workers, falsified poll workers’ hours while fraudulently collecting their paychecks.

Torres faces a total of seven counts of conspiracy, extortion, wire and mail fraud and identity theft. The first six counts each carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. The seventh count, aggravated identity theft, carries a mandatory term of imprisonment of two years. Court documents also specify that Torres must repay the money she is accused of illegally gaining.