After a remodeling contractor in Virginia did some work and then stopped showing up, the homeowner did what was expected and had him charged with construction fraud. However, what happened next was very unexpected, to say the least; the contractor hired a hitman to kill the homeowner! According to the Washington Post, the remodeling contractor agreed to pay the hitman $10k for the murder and an additional $500 for the weapon. He also told the hitman that the homeowner had “stacks of cash and Rolex watches” on the premisis. But, as it turns, out that the would-be hitman was actually a Fairfax County police officer who happened to be video-recording all of the conversations. You can guess what happened next and, of course, the story gets more interesting as it goes along. Be safe….know who you’re hiring.
“Mr. Jamison,” the judge said, “I don’t believe a word of your story about how this offense was committed. I believe you intended to have Mr. Mann killed. … I believe you were in deep financial trouble, and understood that another conviction would put you in great danger.” He said by lying to the “hit man” about the safes and valuables in Mann’s home, “you were going to rip him off the way you were ripping off Mr. Mann
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