Beverly Hills Man Gets 5-Year Sentence for Hiring a Hit Man to a Kill Woman he Dated
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September 22, 2022
A Beverly Hills man was sentenced
to five years behind barsthis week for
trying to hire a “hit man” to kill a woman
he briefly dated in 2020.
In June, Scott Berkett, 25, pleaded
guilty to a single count of using interstate
facilities to commit murder-forhire,
which carries a prison sentence of
up to 10 years. However, prosecutors
agreed to seek a penalty of no more
than five years, according to the plea
agreement filed in Los Angeles federal
court.
Federal prosecutors said Berkett
met the victim online, and she flew to
Los Angeles to meet him in late October
2020. Identified in court pa...
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