U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst issued the following statement.
Jackson Woman Pleads Guilty in Murder for Hire Plot
Jackson, Miss. – Velma White, 32, of Jackson, pled guilty today before Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III, to four counts of using a communications facility, a cellphone, to carry out a murder for hire plot, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Dana Nichols, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
On August 23, 2017, White contacted, via text messages from her cellular telephone, an undercover officer whom she believed to be a “hit-man.” During a phone call, White explained to the undercover officer that she wanted her half-brother murdered, and she agreed to pay the undercover officer approximately $10,000 for the murder. Over the next few days, White and the undercover officer discussed and planned out the murder of White’s half-brother, with White given multiple opportunities to back out. However, White only affirmed her commitment to the murder scheme. White revealed that she was attempting to murder her half-brother in order to collect the proceeds of a $50,000 life insurance policy for which she was the sole beneficiary.
White agreed to pay the undercover officer once she collected the life insurance money. White also expressed to the undercover officer her willingness to assist in other murder for hire plots in exchange for money.
“The swift actions and cooperation among our local and federal law enforcement agencies literally saved a person’s life and protected the public from a criminal who chose personal greed over human life. We will continue to be vigilant, expeditious and collaborative in investigating and prosecuting those who commit federal crimes,” said U.S. Attorney Hurst.
White will be sentenced by Judge Jordan on May 21, 2018, at 9 a.m., and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with assistance from the Pearl Police Department, the Hinds County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Marshals Service. Assistant United States Attorney Carla J. Clark is prosecuting the case.
9 comments:
10 years maximum ????
What's the difference between hiring it done and pulling the trigger?
She'll probably have to pick up a little garbage and will be home for Christmas.
Meanwhile Bernie sits in jail rotting away
Bernie ruined many lives. Leave it be.
Photo of White?
9:05
The only people I know whose lives Bernie "ruined" were those that weren't smart enough to get out when they should have.
I don't recall Bernie encouraging anyone to get out even though he knew the ship was sinking fast.
Bernie didnt know the ship was sinking. He was taking his direction from Scott Sullivan (CFO) who orchestrated the entire thing and got away clean with it. He's living in down in Florida on his estate that Woldcomm fake stock prices made him. Scott Sullivan is the guy that every Worlcomm stock holder should be given one minute with.
Old new I know but 8:49 started it.
9:05 - Bernie bought stock all the way down to zero. He didn't sell out early, like some of the others in mgt did. Anybody that "lost their life savings" or whatever else ruined their life shouldn't have been investing in the market if they couldn't make the common sense decision to sell as it dropped - from $60, to 50, to 40, etc. Especially have no croc tears for those that claim they lost based on the high of $62, when in fact they got in at 8 or 10.
If Bernie had been tried in MS where he and the company were located, he would have been found guilty, but wouldn't still be sitting in the pokey up in Yazoo City.
F Mickns wants a photo. Provide F Mickns with a photo. Maybe then F. Mickns will shut up. Said nobody, ever.
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