Nicaraguan Diplomat Found Dead In New York with Slashed Throat 4.95K Adrian Chen 09/23/10 07:59PM Filed to: Crime Crime Cesar Mercado Nicaragua United Nations General Assembly Murder Nicaraguan diplomat Cesar Mercado was found dead today in his Bronx apartment. His throat was cut and the knife was lying next to him. Mercado's driver found him when he went to bring him to the UN's General Assembly.