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  • Beverly Hills man admits paying $13K in bitcoin in murder-for-hire plot

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    A Beverly Hills man admitted to using bitcoin in an attempt to hire a hitman to murder his ex-girlfriend after she wanted to end their brief relationship, federal prosecutors said. Scott Berkett, 25, pleaded guilty in the murder-for-hire plot in which he paid about $13,000 in bitcoin for the woman’s murder, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced Wednesday. The California native met the victim online in 2020 and then the woman flew out to Los Angeles to see him in October of that year. But the victim tried to break things off multiple times after that trip with Berkett, whose ... (full story)

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Goat
Jun 16, 2022 3:21pm
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No doubt this man was radicalized on Reddit.
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Goat
Jun 16, 2022 5:07pm
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Quoting Hasher
That's a reddit mod!
Really? I was just guessing based on his delusional worldview and disheveled appearance.
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Hasher
Jun 16, 2022 4:32pm
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Quoting Goat
No doubt this man was radicalized on Reddit.
What do you mean? That's a reddit mod!
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