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A Boston man was sentenced to astir 8 years successful situation for attempting to prosecute a statement slayer to execution his ex-wife and her boyfriend.
Mohammed Chowdhury, 47, was sentenced to 92 months down bars followed by 3 years of supervised release. He pleaded blameworthy successful January to 2 counts of usage of interstate commerce accommodation successful nan committee of murder-for-hire.
Chowdhury offered to salary $8,000 full to personification he believed was a statement slayer to execution his ex-wife and her caller boyfriend, whom she allegedly near Chowdhury for, but nan personification he was attempting to prosecute was really an undercover national agent, according to nan U.S. Attorney’s Office for nan District of Massachusetts.
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Mohammed Chowdhury, 47, was sentenced to 92 months down bars followed by 3 years of supervised merchandise aft he tried to prosecute a statement slayer to execution his ex-wife and her boyfriend. (U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts)
"Anyone consenting to prosecute a hitman to termination a erstwhile beloved family personnel and her caller fellow is intelligibly a threat to nan community," Jodi Cohen, Special Agent successful Charge of nan Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston Division, said successful a news release. "Thankfully, nan FBI Boston’s Violent Crimes Task Force was capable to thwart this deadly and horrific plot. Violent criminals for illustration Mohammed Chowdhury request to beryllium locked up, for everyone’s safety, and today’s condemnation ensures he won’t beryllium capable to harm anyone for a important play of time."
In November 2022, law enforcement received a extremity from an informant that Chowdhury was soliciting assistance to person his ex-wife killed and had paid personification to transportation retired nan crime, but that nan personification took nan money without pursuing through.
Chowdhury reportedly told nan informant that he needed nan murders to beryllium completed arsenic soon arsenic imaginable and that he would salary to make it happen, moreover robbing a shop to get nan money if necessary.
Law enforcement was provided pinch Chowdhury's telephone number by nan informant. An undercover supplier pretending to beryllium a statement slayer past contacted him astir his murder-for-hire plot.
An undercover supplier pretending to beryllium a statement slayer contacted Mohammed Chowdhury astir his murder-for-hire plot. (U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts)
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Chowdhury met pinch undercover agents posing arsenic nan statement slayer and their associates connected aggregate occasions successful December 2022 and January 2023. He told agents his ex-wife would not let him to spot his children and that he was disappointment pinch her Westernization and independent thinking.
He besides said he wanted nan agents to make nan killings look for illustration a robbery and beating and stressed that he wanted nary grounds near down that would make him a suspect.
Chowdhury provided agents pinch photographs of his ex-wife and her boyfriend, told them wherever they lived and worked, and provided their activity schedules. He yet agreed to salary $4,000 per murder, pinch a $500 deposit.
On Jan. 17, 2023, Chowdhury met pinch nan agents and provided nan $500 deposit. He was past taken into custody.
Chowdhury was arrested connected Jan. 17, 2023, aft reasoning he was gathering a hitman to salary a $500 deposit successful a murder-for-hire crippled targeting his ex-wife and her boyfriend. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
"Mr. Chowdhury virtually thought he could get distant pinch murder," Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy said successful nan news release. "Mr. Chowdhury’s disturbing behaviour – successful operation pinch nan misogyny and dehumanization he expressed successful trying to transportation retired this crippled – speak volumes astir really vulnerable he is. This lawsuit represents nan astir utmost shape of home unit and we will usage each devices astatine our disposal to protect women successful abusive relationships."
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According to tribunal records, Chowdhury was charged successful October 2019 pinch violating an Abuse Prevention Order prohibiting him from abusing, contacting aliases coming wrong a definite region of his ex-wife.
Chowdhury pleaded to capable facts and received a continuance without a finding.
