{"id":42781,"date":"2021-05-21T18:32:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T01:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=42781"},"modified":"2021-05-21T18:32:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T01:32:43","slug":"beverly-hills-man-charged-with-allegedly-hiring-a-hitman-to-murder-girlfriend-who-rebuffed-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=42781","title":{"rendered":"Beverly Hills Man Charged with Allegedly Hiring a Hitman to Murder Girlfriend who Rebuffed Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0LOS ANGELES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> A Beverly Hills man was arrested Friday on a murder-for-hire charge, officials announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scott Quinn Berkett allegedly tried to hire a hitman to kill a woman he briefly dated and who had repeatedly tried to break off the relationship, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0According to authorities, Berkett, 24, was arrested without incident after being charged in a federal criminal complaint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">It<a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/photo-by-bermix-studio-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42783\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-42783\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ax1hn4und-i-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"gold and black round coin\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" 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\u201cVictim 1\u201d online last year, and the woman flew to Los Angeles to meet Berkett in late October. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Victim 1, who described Berkett\u2019s behavior as \u201csexually aggressive,\u201d tried on several occasions to break off the relationship following the October trip, the affidavit states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/colombian-pleads-guilty-kidnapping-murder-dea-agent\/u-s-department-of-justice-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5906\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5906 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Justice.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" 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media outlet, which provided information to the FBI, including messages from Berkett, who was using a screen name of \u201cUla77,\u201d and documentation of payments by Berkett, according to the affidavit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The media outlet provided \u201ctransaction information from an unnamed source on the Dark Web that showed that Bitcoin payments were made with an understanding that an unknown individual would murder Victim 1,\u201d the affidavit states. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u201cThe information provided was specific about the identity and location of Victim 1, as well as social media accounts, nicknames, email, and a distinctive tattoo of Victim 1.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Berkett allegedly submitted his order for the hit on April 28, writing to the dark web group: \u201cI\u2019d like it to look like an accident, but robbery gone wrong may work better. So long as she is dead. I\u2019d also like for her phone to be retrieved and destroyed irreparably in the process.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The information provided to the FBI indicated that Berkett made Bitcoin payments totally $13,000 between April 5 and May 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An undercover FBI agent, posing as a hitman, made contact with Berkett on Wednesday and eventually sent a photo of Victim 1, which Berkett confirmed was the victim, according to the affidavit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">During the discussions with the purported hitman, Berkett demanded a proof-of-death photo that would show the corpse and Victim 1\u2019s distinctive tattoo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Berkett made the final $1,000 payment via Western Union late Thursday afternoon, the affidavit states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Berkett is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If convicted of the murder-for-hire count, Berkett would face a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2639028972MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The FBI is investigating this 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