U.S. Attorney’s Office

Business dispute leads to murder-for-hire plot

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SIKESTON, MO – Legal troubles are mounting for Ben Patrick Mullavey, a 64-year-old Illinois resident, who stands accused of orchestrating a murder plot against his former business ally in Florida. The weapon of choice? A crossbow and arrow, law enforcement sources reveal. Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri have disclosed that Mullavey was prepared to shell out as much as $10,000 to see his ex-partner dead. The motive behind …

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Convicted pimp confesses to trafficking, murdering, and dismembering ex-girlfriend

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BROOKLYN, NY – A notorious pimp, Somorie Moses, known for his extreme violence, has confessed to the murder of his girlfriend, who was also a prostitute, and to sex trafficking eight other women, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of New York. On January 13, 2017, Moses brutally killed Leondra Foster, 32, in their shared apartment. He then dismembered her body using a saw and knife. Four days later, he disposed …

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Drug trafficker sentenced to 17 years for smuggling cocaine and meth

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Nelson Alexander Flores, a 52-year-old leader of the notorious MS-13 and Mexican Mafia gangs, was handed a sentence exceeding 17 years in federal prison in the United States last week. The sentencing came after prosecutors revealed that Flores was instrumental in the distribution of over 100 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine monthly for the international street and prison gang. From 2018 to May 2020, Flores, who hails from Tijuana, Mexico, and is known by multiple …

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