Bank Fraud Suspect Accused of Hiring Hitman to Kill Hitman

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>]

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Via NBCLosAngeles.com.

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In what seems like something out of a Jason Bourne movie, a Sherman Oaks
man is accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill another hitman after a
feds busted up a bank fraud scheme.

Or as Dennis Romero of LA Weekly put it, "This guy has dug a deeper hole
for himself than Tiger Woods."

Pavel Valkovich, 28, has pleaded guilty this week to solicitation of murder
and one count of bank fraud. He faces 50 years in jail at his upcoming
sentencing in February.

It all started in 2008 when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents
began investigating Valkovich's association with a scheme involving
fraudulent money transfers from PayPal accounts, according to the U.S.
Attorney's Office.

Last year, authorities were able to close in on Valkovich thanks to the
help of an informant. During the execution of a search warrant, Valkovich
tried to escape by leaping from the roof of his apartment building onto
another building, said prosecutors.

Authorities were able to take Valkovich into custody. That's when the
alleged hitman-on-hitman cycle began at the Federal Detention Center in
downtown Los Angeles.

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More:

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/Vicious-Cycle-Man-Accused-of-H
iring-Hitman-to-Kill-Hitman-78998782.html

Enjoy,

- - ferg

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