'Absolute animal': Man, 70, who allegedly forced teen into sex slave contract charged with trying to hire hit man to kill her



A Florida man already accused of forcing a teen girl into signing a "sex slave" contract now faces additional charges alleging that he tried to hire a hit man to kill her before she could testify against him.

According to the TCPalm, the teen contacted law enforcement to report being sexually assaulted on Aug. 17, 2021.

'And then if the victim was ... no longer here, he essentially gets sentenced to nothing.'

Officers with the Indian River County Sheriff's Office arrested Andrew Mustapick 10 days later. He was charged with unlawful sex activity with certain minors.

The 17-year-old victim alleged that she was forced to sign a "sex slave" contract in exchange for gifts, including a car.

WPBF-TV reported that the victim told detectives that Mustapick wrote in the contract that the teenager "was to complete these sexual favors on Mondays and Fridays over the next five years."

According to WFLX-TV, Mustapick purchased a car for the victim's friend so the friend could drive the victim to his house.

Mustapick took back the 2017 Volkswagen after the girl did not “uphold her end of the contract,” according to Law & Crime. The vehicle had reportedly been registered in Mustapick's name.

The victim reportedly recorded her last encounter with Mustapick, which she provided to investigators.

In late March 2025, Mustapick signed a plea of no contest to one count of sexual activity with a minor — a second-degree felony.

However, the Indian River Sheriff’s Office reportedly received a tip before Mustapick made a plea deal that he was attempting to hire a hit man to kill the teen to prevent her from testifying against him.

Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said, "So, in March, we were notified of this. Thank you to the person who came forward. We're not identifying them at this time. But we would not be here today if it weren't for that person that came forward and let us know about this."

According to police, Mustapick met with an undercover detective posing as a hit man for hire on May 1, 2025.

Mustapick allegedly told the undercover cop that he would offer $40,000 to convince the victim to refuse to testify and then offered another $50,000 to have her killed if she still decided to testify.

Flowers added, "His plan was to withdraw the plea deal. And then if the victim was ... no longer here, he essentially gets sentenced to nothing."

Police said Mustapick also was captured on video attempting to dispose of electronic devices, including a laptop and hard drive, by throwing them into the St. Sebastian River. The St. Lucie County Dive Team reportedly recovered the laptop and hard drive as evidence.

Authorities accused Mustapick of attempting to seek services to "use intimidation or physical force, or threaten" in order to prevent the victim from testifying or ensure the victim's absence from a criminal proceeding.

Mustapick was detained at the Indian River County Jail on a $7 million bond.

"This guy is an absolute animal," Sheriff Flowers said during a press conference. "Over eight months he’s going to spend in prison, he’s willing to have somebody bumped off."

Mustapick is scheduled to appear in court on June 6.

You can watch the police bodycam video of Mustapick speaking to an undercover cop here.

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Ex-wife of former TV anchor tried to hire hit man to make him 'disappear and be put underground' after son's freak death: Docs



A Tennessee woman is accused of attempting to have her ex-husband, a former local TV news anchor, killed in a murder-for-hire plot, according to legal documents.

On Friday, 55-year-old Angelia Solomon of Franklin was arrested and charged with solicitation to commit first-degree murder against her ex-husband, according to the Franklin Police Department.

'He deserves the worst ... he deserves the death penalty, he deserves the chair.'

Solomon remains behind bars on a $500,000 bond.

Police say Solomon was attempting to hire a hit man to kill her ex-husband, former WSMV-TV morning anchor Aaron Solomon.

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on April 11, Angelia Solomon met with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a hit man in the parking lot of the Cool Springs Mall, according to the affidavit of complaint obtained by People magazine.

Angelia was attempting to orchestrate a murder-for-hire scheme, the affidavit states, and she allegedly told the undercover officer that she wanted her ex-husband to "disappear and be put underground."

Angelia provided the undercover officer with information on how Aaron could be located, including his place of employment and his home address, the affidavit states.

She gave the undercover officer the registration to her vehicle as collateral and promised a "future payment" for the murder-for-hire plot, according to the affidavit.

Angelia reportedly told the undercover cop that Aaron’s death would provide the couple's daughter access to a trust fund.

Angelia allegedly has harbored disdain for her ex-husband ever since their teenage son died, and she links Aaron to her son's freak death.

On July 20, 2020, Aaron and his son — Grant Solomon — were at a sports facility participating in a private pitching lesson.

Grant Solomon — a high school senior and talented baseball player at Grace Christian Academy in Franklin — reportedly was struck by his own vehicle in the parking lot of the baseball training facility.

Aaron Solomon allegedly was in another vehicle in the parking lot and called 911 when his son was struck by the Toyota pickup truck.

"I looked down to check a work email, and the next thing I know, I hear and see the truck rolling backwards into the ditch. I get out of my car to try to find my son and saw that he was trapped underneath the truck and immediately called 911," Aaron told police, according to the Daily Mail.

Grant Solomon was pronounced dead shortly after, his death was later ruled an accident, and the case was closed.

However, Angelia Solomon believes her former husband was involved in their son's death.

Angelia and her daughter Gracie made a TV appearance on NewsNation's "Banfield" last year to demand a more thorough investigation into her son's mysterious death. Angelia and Gracie believe the circumstances of Grant's death are suspicious and blame Aaron.

"Witnessing how he treated my brother, it is very reasonable for him to be responsible for the death of my brother," Gracie told host Ashleigh Banfield.

The Daily Mail reported that Angelia said in a 2023 interview that she had a "hellish rage" toward Aaron, and that he "didn’t deserve to be on this Earth."

Angelia was asked what would be proper justice for her ex-husband, to which she reportedly replied, "That he’d be gone. Gracie wants him to be locked up, and that he doesn’t ever walk free, but in order to feel totally protected and peaceful and free ... he would have to be gone."

Angelia allegedly added, "He deserves the worst ... he deserves the death penalty, he deserves the chair. What he did to both of my children, he doesn’t deserve to be on this Earth. I think God has my back on that; he's a danger to society."

In May 2021, then-14-year-old Gracie Solomon posted a YouTube video in which she called her father "a rapist, a molester, a liar, and a killer."

Gracie claimed her brother feared their father's “terrifying behavior” and said she “strongly believes [Aaron Solomon] killed Grant.”

Aaron Solomon has never been charged with any crimes and has denied the claims made by his ex-wife and daughter.

In March 2022, Aaron sued Angelia and four others for defamation for spreading what he claimed were unfounded allegations.

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How a hairstylist allegedly used Tinder to try hiring hit man to murder her cop ex-boyfriend and his teen daughter



A New Jersey woman is accused of using the Tinder dating app in an attempt to hire a hit man to murder her ex-boyfriend — a police officer — and his teen daughter.

Jaclyn Diiorio, a 26-year-old from Runnemede, was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, one count of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, and one count of third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

'The informant advised that Diiorio has been adamant about killing her ex boyfriend.'

The Camden County Prosecutor's Office of New Jersey said in a statement that it was informed of a "murder-for-hire plot involving Diiorio" last Thursday.

According to the affidavit obtained by WCAU-TV, Diiorio contacted an individual on Tinder and at some point allegedly communicated that she was looking for a hit man to kill her ex-boyfriend — a 53-year-old officer with the Philadelphia Police Department — and his 19-year-old daughter. Diorio allegedly offered $12,000 to the hit man to kill both of them.

Diiorio allegedly first met her Tinder contact in person in the parking lot of a Wawa convenience store in Gloucester Township on March 31.

At a second meeting in the parking lot of a Dollar General store in Gloucester Township around 6:45 p.m. Friday, the Tinder contact reportedly entered Diiorio's Honda Civic, after which she demanded to see the person's driver's license — and then provided $500 in cash to the individual as a down payment, according to the probable cause statement obtained by NBC News.

But the Tinder contact turned out to be a law enforcement informant.

Soon officers with the Gloucester Township Police Department Special Response Team swooped into the crime scene to arrest Diiorio.

During her arrest, Diiorio was found in possession of a bottle of alprazolam pills with the label ripped off, investigators stated. Alprazolam is often prescribed for panic attacks and anxiety.

Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said during a press conference that the informant and Diiorio randomly connected on Tinder with the intention of dating.

Police said the pair exchanged text messages and phone calls between March 31 and April 4.

“The informant advised that Diiorio has been adamant about killing her ex boyfriend,” the probable cause statement read.

The Philadelphia Police Department officer who allegedly was targeted in the murder-for-hire plot told investigators that Diiorio was his hairstylist, according to the probable cause statement. The pair dated for about a year but allegedly broke up on March 6 because there were "clearly problems" in the relationship, according to MacAulay.

Over the summer of 2024, Diiorio filed a temporary restraining order against the officer but later dropped it, according to court documents.

Diiorio was booked at the Camden County Correctional Facility.

Anyone with information regarding the alleged murder-for-hire scheme is urged to contact Detective Ryan Durham of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 856-225-5127.

You can watch a WPVI newscast regarding the murder-for-hire plot here.

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Teacher tried to hire student to murder husband — but student's mom foiled $2,000 plot: Court docs



An Ohio high school teacher is accused of attempting to hire a student to murder her soon-to-be ex-husband, according to a criminal complaint. But the student's mother reportedly foiled the murder-for-hire scheme.

Stephanie Demetrius, 44, was arrested April 1. She was charged with first-degree felony conspiracy to commit murder. Ohio state law notes that if convicted, Demetrius faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

The estranged husband also alleged that Demetrius used a pair of scissors to 'stab' him while one of their children was home.

Demetrius has a valid substitute teacher's license for pre-K through 12th-grade students, according to the Ohio State Board of Education.

While working at the Academy for Urban Scholars High School in Columbus, Demetrius on March 26 “solicited the student to kill her husband for $2,000," according to an affidavit.

Demetrius gave the student a $250 down payment, according to court documents People magazine obtained.

Law enforcement reportedly collected digital evidence, including a recorded phone call between the student and Demetrius. During the call, Demetrius allegedly assured the student that the remaining payment was on the way.

According to court documents WSYX-TV obtained, Demetrius also told the student when her estranged husband worked from home and when their children would be out of the house.

The student allegedly asked the teacher if the neighbors would hear gunfire, and Demetrius reportedly replied that she doesn't care about the neighbors.

"This particular teacher was attempting to groom this young person into committing murder," stated Sgt. James Fuqua with the Columbus Division of Police.

Fuqua credited the student’s mother for first alerting officials about the alleged murder-for-hire plot after she discovered details on the juvenile's phone.

“Without their help, some of this may not have come completely to light, and this was a situation where the parent was able to capture specific things inside of this young person’s phone to alert authorities,” Fuqua noted.

'She has physically assaulted two of the children and defendant father.'

Franklin County Domestic Relations Court records show that Demetrius filed for divorce from her husband in April 2024. Records show that she previously filed for divorce in September 2017, but that filing was later closed.

Prosecutor Parker Schwartz stated that Demetrius exhibited “possessive and controlling behavior,” citing previous threats made against her husband.

The Columbus Dispatch reported that the teacher's husband filed for emergency custody of the couple’s children in July 2024. In the filing, the husband accused his estranged wife of violating a restraining order, breaking into his home, and taking a laptop and money.

The estranged husband also alleged that Demetrius used a pair of scissors to “stab” him while one of their children was home.

He also said Demetrius set fire to the home's basement, stole parts needed to fix the home’s furnace while temperatures were below freezing, smashed garage doors, damaged property while their children were present, and took the home’s Wi-Fi device to prevent internet access.

"She has physically assaulted two of the children and [the] defendant father," the filing alleged, adding that the "minor children are in danger of harm" since their mother "continues to return to the marital residence and break windows and doors to force herself in."

Court records show Demetrius and her husband married in 2004.

Demetrius' public defender denied the charges and said the accusations are being "fabricated."

The student — an unnamed juvenile — is not accused of criminal activity.

A spokesperson for the Academy for Urban Scholars High School told NBC News that Demetrius no longer is employed at the school.

“As soon as we became aware of the situation, immediate action was taken to terminate her employment,” the school's spokesperson said in a statement. “We are cooperating fully with the appropriate authorities and remain focused on the mission and values that guide our work each day.”

Demetrius was released on a $150,000 cash surety bond. She is barred from having any contact with her husband and the minor involved in the case.

A preliminary hearing in the case is set for April 11.

You can watch a local newscast about the case here.

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Wife of US missionary charged in husband's killing, accused of masterminding murder plot in Africa with security guard lover



The wife of an American missionary who was slain in Africa has been “formally charged as a co-author in the murder,” according to his church. The wife is accused of masterminding a murder plot with her security guard lover.

Beau Shroyer, a 44-year-old from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, moved his wife and five children to Angola in 2021 to carry out missionary work.

'With a heart full of faith and compassion, Beau’s mission was to make a difference and spread kindness wherever he went.'

Shroyer described the area as a “remote bush village” with no electricity, sewer, or water systems, according to the Detroit Lakes Tribune.

Shroyer, a former Detroit Lakes police officer, reportedly was found stabbed to death in the Southern Angola town of Thienjo on Oct. 25, 2024. Shroyer was killed in "a violent criminal attack," according to the SIM USA missionary organization with which he was working. Angolan police said men in a rental vehicle pretended to have car issues in a remote area. Shroyer allegedly attempted to help the men, but he was stabbed to death.

Investigators connected his wife, 44-year-old Jackie Shroyer, with the alleged murder.

Manuel Halaiwa, the superintendent of the Criminal Investigation Service, which is part of the Ministry of Interior of Angola, told the Angola Press Agency that there were “strong suspicions of a romantic relationship between the person who ordered the crime and her accomplice, the guard at the couple’s residence."

Citing local law enforcement, the New York Post reported that Shroyer was having an affair with 24-year-old Bernardino Isaac Elias, a security guard at the Shroyers' home.

The Angola Press Agency described Shroyer as the "mastermind" behind the alleged murder of her husband. She allegedly didn't want to return to the U.S. when her husband's mission ended.

KSTP-TV reported that Shroyer was arrested in November 2024. Her alleged accomplices — Elias and 23-year-old Isalino Musselenga Kayoo — reportedly were arrested a short time later.

Citing Angolan officials, the outlet reported that Elias asked Kayoo to carry out Beau Shroyer’s murder in exchange for $50,000.

Lakes Area Vineyard Church — the family's church in Minnesota — stated in a Monday update that Jackie Shroyer had been "formally charged as a co-author in the murder of her husband."

The church noted that Shroyer will remain in custody until her court date, which "will likely occur within the next six months."

A GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $15,000 to pay for Beau Shroyer's funeral expenses.

"With a heart full of faith and compassion, Beau’s mission was to make a difference and spread kindness wherever he went," the crowdfunding post read.

Troy Easton — pastor at Lakes Area Vineyard Church — called the tragedy "unimaginable, and yet it is very real. As a community we must cry out to the Lord for his grace, mercy, and comforting presence for the Shroyer children and family."

Easton continued, "We must honor God and love each other by how we communicate about this, and we must continue to stand together, asking God to do in and through all of this what only He can."

The five Shroyer children — ages nine to 17 — have been brought back to the United States to be with family, according to the Lakes Area Vineyard Church.

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Woman learns her fate after trying to hire 'Online Killers Market' hitmen on dark web to kill wife of man she met on Match.com



A Tennessee woman who tried to hire hitmen to kill the wife of a man she met on a dating website — and who reportedly was jilted by news of his engagement — learned her fate Wednesday.

Melody Sasser, 48, was arrested in June 2023 over allegations of a murder-for-hire plot. As part of the plea agreement filed with the court, Sasser pleaded guilty to using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire.

'I hope you both fall off a cliff and die.'

U.S. District Judge Thomas A. Varlan sentenced Sasser to eight years and four months in federal prison. Following her time behind bars, she will be on supervised release for three years.

Sasser, of Knoxville, also was ordered to pay $5,389 in restitution to the victim.

What's the background?

In 2020, Sasser met David Wallace on Match.com, according to People magazine.

Sasser and Wallace both were from Knoxville and were “hiking friends,” according to the criminal complaint. Wallace said Sasser had helped him on a hike along the Appalachian Trail.

However, in the fall of 2022, Wallace allegedly informed Sasser that he had gotten engaged and was moving with his fiancée to Prattville, Alabama — roughly 330 miles from Knoxville.

Sasser reportedly responded by saying, “I hope you both fall off a cliff and die.”

Not long after, Wallace's wife allegedly told police that her vehicle had been keyed and that she had started receiving threatening phone calls. Sasser used an app to disguise her voice, according to the complaint.

Wallace's wife — identified only by the initials JW — said she suffered trauma from the ordeal. Court docs said she moved out of her home and into a hotel because of the threats, bought a gun, and had her husband search every room of their home to ensure there were no intruders.

In January 2023, Sasser used a dark web-hosted site known as the "Online Killers Market" to hire hitmen to murder Wallace’s wife, according to court documents.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Tennessee said in a press release, "In exchange for the anticipated murder of the victim, Sasser used the internet to transmit nearly $10,000 in cryptocurrency to the would-be assassins."

Sasser also requested that the murder appear “to seem random or accident[al]" or to "plant drugs" on the victim, according to the release. Sasser reportedly stressed that she did "not want a long investigation."

Sasser became impatient two months after she paid for the assassination attempt.

“I have waited for 2 months and 11 days and the job is not completed. 2 weeks ago you said it was been worked on and would be done in a week. The job is still not done. Does it need to be assigned to someone else? Will it be done? What is the delay? When will it be done?” Sasser reportedly wrote in a message to the administrator of the online assassin website.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office release stated, “In her communications with the site, Sasser provided photographs and location information of the victim.”

The New York Post reported that Sasser tracked the couple’s locations using an exercise app called Strava that allows users to upload the mileage and routes of their past runs.

Ultimately, the murder-for-hire scheme was unsuccessful.

Sasser was arrested following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations Knoxville and Homeland Security Investigations Birmingham with the assistance of the Knoxville Police Department and the Prattville Police Department in Alabama.

During a search of her home, law enforcement uncovered a journal listing several other hitman websites, a handwritten account of communications with the Online Killers Market, and a stack of U.S. currency with a note attached highlighting a Bitcoin address.

Federal prosecutor Anne-Marie Svolto told the judge during the sentencing hearing that the journal “was a hidden rage that she kept secret for months," WBIR-TV reported.

Sasser's attorney, Jeff Whitt, told the judge that his client suffered a "breakdown of massive proportion," and she was deeply remorseful for her actions.

"She wants [the victim] to be able to move on with her life," Whitt said.

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Texas man guilty of hiring Marines, IDF soldier for murder-for-hire plot to kill sex worker and her blackmailing boyfriend



A married Texas car dealership heir was found guilty of a sinister murder-for-hire plot to kill a sex worker and her boyfriend after they attempted to blackmail him, according to authorities. The married man allegedly hired a retired Israeli Defense Force soldier and two retired U.S. Marines to kill the blackmailers.

Erik Charles Maund, 48, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, following an 11-day trial. The jury cleared Maund of kidnapping-related charges.

Maund – an heir to a lucrative car dealership in Austin – reportedly paid $750,000 to two ex-Marines and a former Israel Defense Forces soldier to kill Holly Williams and her boyfriend, William Lanway, in 2020.

Williams, 33, and Lanway, 36, were both found in an Acura that had veered off a road, plummeted down an embankment, and into a tree in Nashville, Tennessee. The car was found at a construction site, and both victims had gunshot wounds in their heads, according to investigators.

Maund allegedly had an extramarital affair with Williams, who was a sex worker. Maund reportedly received anonymous texts threatening to expose his affair with Williams unless he paid $25,000. The blackmail texts were purportedly sent by Lanway in March 2020.

In response, Maund hired retired IDF soldier Gilad Peled to find out who was blackmailing him and paid him $60,000.

"He told me that he went to visit his son in Nashville, Tennessee, where he goes to college, and while he was there, he was using escort services," Peled testified in court, according to Fox News.

"When he came back he got a text message – a text message that was demanding money … and if he would not pay them, they will contact his family and out the fact that he was using escort services," Peled added.

Peled allegedly advised Maund to inform law enforcement about the blackmail scheme.

Peled said, "He was reluctant (to go to the police). He didn't want information to come out, says it's going to hurt his marriage. He didn't want his kids to know about it. He said it's going to devastate him if his kids are going to find out."

Peled recruited former Marines – Bryon Brockway and Adam Carey – to go to Nashville and conduct surveillance on Williams and Lanway. However, the group did not make any contact with their targets after 10 days, according to Peled.

Lanway then reportedly called Maund's home, which "freaked out" the car dealership heir. Lanway allegedly demanded Maund pay him $25,000 by 8 p.m. on March 11, 2020.

Brockway reportedly proposed to "take Mr. Lanway out," which Maund allegedly "jumped on the offer."

According to court documents, Maund paid $100,000 each to Brockway and Carey, plus $550,000 to Peled.

Peled testified that Brockway instructed him to "get rid of your phone," which he understood that he had killed Lanway.

Brockway fatally shot Lanway in the parking lot of Williams' apartment complex, and Carey murdered Williams after driving to the construction site, according to court documents.

On Nov. 17, Carey and Brockway were each convicted of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, kidnapping resulting in death, and conspiracy to commit kidnapping. They both face a mandatory life in prison or the death penalty when they are sentenced in 2024.

"We are committed to aggressively prosecuting violent crime in Middle Tennessee, and I am very pleased that the men responsible for these murders have finally been held accountable for their deplorable actions," U.S. Attorney Henry Leventis declared in a statement.

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California equestrian accused of $2 million murder-for-hire plot, hiring hitman to kill estranged husband



A California woman is accused of attempting to orchestrate a $2 million murder-for-hire plot to kill off her estranged husband.

Tatyana Remley, 42, was arrested on Aug. 2 at a Starbucks in Solana Beach, California. The glamorous and wealthy equestrian was charged with solicitation of murder, carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle, and carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, according to court records.

Remley filed for divorce from her 57-year-old husband on July 11. The pair had been separated since May, but shared homes in Del Mar and Rancho Santa Fe.

The divorce filing also reportedly claimed that her husband, Mark Remley, held a gun to Tatyana's head one time and once chased her around their $5 million California home with a knife.

Tatyana asked the court to order Remley to pay $15,000 in monthly spousal support and to grant her control of multiple assets, including vehicles and property.

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, "During their first year of marriage, Mark Remley bought Tatyana about $160,000 worth of clothes and jewelry and a $30,000 truck. He also bought her a $218,000 engagement ring and a $70,000 diamond ring."

However, Tatyana was on law enforcement's radar shortly before she filed for divorce.

On July 2, police responded to a fire at the couple's $5 million home in the suburbs of San Diego. Police found three firearms and ammunition belonging to Tatyana, and charged her.

Fox News reported, "She allegedly had an illegal handgun hidden in her car and then got out with it in public." She was later released on bail.

The fire is still being investigated.

Tatyana is accused of organizing a murder-for-hire plot on her husband – who she has been married to since 2011.

The day after the fire, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department opened an investigation into her alleged murder-for-hire plot "after receiving information Remley was attempting to hire someone to kill her estranged husband."

The husband reportedly told the Coast News that a mutual friend of the couple told him in early July that Tatyana offered the friend $2 million to murder Mark.

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department organized a sting operation to attempt to catch Tatyana.

On Aug. 2, Tatyana allegedly met with an undercover detective posing as a hitman at Starbucks.

"She provided detailed information on how she wanted her husband killed and his body disposed," the sheriff’s department said.

She reportedly brought money for a "down payment" for the murder-for-hire plot as well as three firearms. Officers arrested Tatyana at the Starbucks.

Remley is currently being held without bail at the Las Colinas Detention Facility in Santee, California. Tatyana has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Remley is scheduled to return to court on Oct. 16.

Tatyana and Mark Remley are known for producing an extravagant horse show named "Valitar" in 2012. The "equine-human acrobatics" show was suddenly shut down after just four disappointing performances. The couple reportedly spent millions producing the short-lived equestrian show. Crew members and performers were reportedly not paid for nearly a month.

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NJ Democratic operative sentenced to 24 years in prison for 'heinous' murder-for-hire killing of colleague



A New Jersey Democratic operative was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison on Thursday for the murder-for-hire killing of a colleague.

Sean Caddle, a 45-year-old former Democratic campaign consultant, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit murder for hire in the killing of 52-year-old Michael Galdieri.

Caddle had been confined to house arrest since he was charged in January 2022.

The Associated Press reported, "Prosecutors had requested 15 years in prison for Caddle, who pleaded guilty to murder for hire, due to his cooperation with them on numerous investigations. Caddle’s attorneys had asked for a nine-year sentence."

U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez said during sentencing, "This is one of the most unusual and certainly one of the most heinous crimes I’ve encountered as a judge. It's a coldhearted killing. He killed a friend."

Vazquez was suspicious of the plea deal, noting that Caddle had started secretly recording others before he was accused of Galdieri’s murder, which could possibly help him if he was caught.

"He was already looking to protect his own skin," Vazquez said, adding that Caddle's cooperation with the FBI was "self-serving."

"This was a premeditated and planned murder … done for a paltry sum of money," prosecutor Lee Cortes said in court. "He was so self-obsessed that he would have an irreplaceable human life ended simply for fear for his business. There's no amount of regret or cooperation that can make up for that."

Caddle's cooperation led to the indictment of Tony Teixeira, former chief of staff to New Jersey Senate president Nicholas Scutari – a Democrat. Last year, Teixeira confessed to bilking money from campaigns that he worked on with Caddle between 2014 and 2018. The pair would reportedly overcharge for Caddle's services. Teixeira will be sentenced next month.

The Philadelphia Inquirer described Caddle as a "prolific Democratic campaign consultant" and "a street-level political operative who’d made a name for himself in North Jersey politics as a consultant adept in the shadowy world of super PAC spending."

The news outlet added, "His lawyer’s statements — that his client was cooperating in that and other investigations — set off a frenzy over what Caddle might tell the FBI about the powerful politicians he’d once worked for, including U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and former State Sen. Ray Lesniak."

Caddle confessed last year to hiring two hit men to kill Galdieri – a colleague and supposed friend. Caddle said he paid $15,000 to the two contract killers in the murder-for-hire plot.

On May 22, 2014, the two hit men fatally stabbed Galdieri at his Jersey City apartment. They then doused the apartment with gasoline and set it on fire.

Caddle claimed that Galdieri had been blackmailing him. He said Galdieri had threatened to "go public about certain things he had seen, done, and heard while working for Caddle on campaigns."

Facing possible political ruin, Caddle allegedly orchestrated the death of Galdieri.

Caddle might have gotten away with the murder-for-hire killing if it weren't for a 2014 bank robbery in Connecticut. The suspects in the bank robbery, George Bratsenis and Bomani Africa, informed investigators that they had information about a murder committed earlier that year.

Bratsenis, now 74, and Africa, 62, were both previously serving time in a New Jersey prison when they met fellow inmate James Caddle – the brother of Sean Caddle.

Once out of prison, Bratsenis began working on campaigns for Sean Caddle. The Democratic operative told Bratsenis that he was aware of his "extensive" criminal history and asked if he could find someone to commit murder for $15,000, according to court documents. The hit men were paid $4,000 up front and given a month to take out Galdieri, prosecutors said.

The hit men repeatedly stabbed Galdieri in the neck, head, and torso.

For the murder of Galdieri, Bratsenis was sentenced to 16 years and Africa to 20 years.

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'Inject her with heroin': Baby doctor who hired hit men on dark web to kidnap wife pleads guilty to federal charges



A former baby doctor – who was reportedly involved in a twisted plot to forcefully prevent his estranged wife from divorcing him – pled guilty to federal charges on Wednesday.

Ronald Craig Ilg, a 55-year-old former neonatal doctor in Spokane, Washington, pled guilty to transmitting threats in interstate commerce in federal court. The felony has a maximum sentence of 10 years, but Ilg's legal team made a plea agreement to a sentencing range of 60 to 96 months.

Ilg was supposed to go on trial next month and was initially facing eight federal charges, including cyberstalking, attempted kidnapping, and tampering with a witness, according to KLXY.

Ilg allegedly used the dark web to attempt to hire multiple hit men to inflict pain on his estranged wife and a colleague.

In February 2021, Ilg purportedly utilized the dark web to try to hire a hit man to injure a former professional colleague.

"According to prosecutors, Ilg, the former chief medical director of a multistate neonatology management group, first tried to orchestrate an assault on a former colleague who he believed was involved in an internal workplace investigation against him," the Daily Beast reported. "The messages obtained by the government asked the hitman to deliver a 'significant beating' that would 'injure both hands significantly or break the hands.' He allegedly wired the service $2,000 in bitcoin as compensation."

Ilg told the hit man, "I would like to see evidence that it happened. If this goes well, I have another, more complicated job [for an] entirely different target with entirely different objectives."

The other "target" was allegedly his estranged wife. Ilg reportedly wanted to hire a hit man to kidnap the mother of his child, torture her, inject her with drugs, and blackmail her.

According to court documents, Ilg instructed the hired hit man to "stop all court proceedings" in their divorce that were pending at the time.

"Plant drugs in her home and used needles a day or so after collecting her," Ilg purportedly wrote. "So, if people start looking for her while she is detained, they will find them."

The baby doctor allegedly said, "Inject her with heroin 2 times per day. Teach her to inject herself. Send pics and videos of her injecting herself for bribery later."

Ilg allegedly furnished the hit man with his wife's complete schedule.

"By early April, Scar215 had reached out to yet another dark-web site, hoping to have his request completed by the second weekend of the month," the Daily Beast reported. "He told the site he had put $5,000 in bitcoin for them in escrow, and that another $10,000 would be coming to them the next day. He promised an extra $40,000 if all of his goals were achieved in the allotted time frame."

On April 8, 2021, the day before the alleged kidnapping plot was expected to happen, Ilg took a vacation in Mexico with his mistress.

The mistress – identified in court documents as "Witness 2" – and Ilg's wife – identified in court documents as "Victim 2" – allegedly knew each other from a prior relationship with the baby doctor.

"Ilg’s wife had told investigators that she and Ilg married in 2016, and after the birth of their child in May 2018, Ilg 'located Witness 1 on the internet and invited her into the relationship with Ilg and Victim 2,'" Law & Crime reported. "As time passed, Victim 2 increasingly became uncomfortable with the relationship," the criminal complaint against Ilg says. However, although Ilg and his wife were involved in 'contentious divorce proceedings,' she and the witness 'maintained communication with each other regarding Ilg throughout the relationship.'"

On the first day of the vacation, Ilg's girlfriend notified the estranged wife, "Some strange stuff has happened while we have been here[.] I need to talk to you asap [sic] when we get back[.]”

The girlfriend found out that Ilg had a "burner" phone. According to court documents, she threw his phone into the hotel pool because she thought he had the phone so he could talk to other women. A fight ensued, according to the girlfriend. FBI special agent and key witness Ryan Butler testified that he heard audio recordings of Ilg allegedly assaulting her.

"Butler said in the tapes, he can hear her beg him to stop hurting her, then she struggles to breathe for several minutes," KREM reported.

After the fight, the girlfriend claimed that Ilg forced her to sign a contract requiring her to "unconditionally accept what [Ilg] would like to do."

The document was later presented in a court hearing. The contract appeared to be stamped with both of their fingerprints in blood.

Upon his return from the Mexico vacation on April 11, FBI agents interrogated Ilg. The FBI had been allegedly tipped off about Ilg's dark web negotiations by BBC journalists investigating murder-for-hire services on the dark web.

Ilg reportedly informed FBI agents that he arranged the "hit" on himself. The FBI released him.

The next day, Ilg was reportedly found unconscious on his kitchen floor in an apparent suicide attempt when he ingested 46 Xanax pills.

The girlfriend would later tell FBI agents that she witnessed Ilg using the dark web. When confronted, Ilg told her that he was using it for gambling. However, she said that Ilg wasn't a gambler based on a previous trip to Las Vegas.

The Department of Justice stated, "Ilg sent a letter to a key witness against him – begging the witness to marry him so he could control whether she testified. He also offered to pay tuition for the witness’s children to attend Gonzaga Preparatory School and St. Aloysius Catholic School in Spokane, Washington. Ilg even directed the witness to destroy evidence by burning Ilg’s letter."

According to court documents, Ilg used the username of “Scar215” and the password “Mufassa$." The names may have a connection to the Disney animated movie "The Lion King."

The Spokane Spokesman-Review noted, "Investigators discovered a password for the 'Scar215' account – a play on the villainous character’s brother, Mufasa, in 'The Lion King' film – in Ilg’s biometrically locked safe at his home in Otis Orchards, authorities said. They said the password and screen name were consistent with Ilg’s 'affinity for lions.'"

Authorities said Ilg transferred more than $60,000 in cryptocurrency to alleged hit men on the dark web.

Ilg told the judge on Wednesday, "Your honor, I was a broken man. I was broken and I contacted different websites on the dark web to not only injure one of my partners, but also kidnap my wife."

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