County supervisor’s jailed son investigated in scheme that involved murder-for-hire plot
By Ventura County Star, Calif. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
Authorities said a phone call was monitored
Authorities said Foy II called
Unbeknownst to Foy II, that person was an undercover police agent with whom he had earlier conspired, authorities said.
The undercover agent met with Adams in
In multiple meetings, Toncher agreed to financially support the killings through the identity theft and fraud profits, authorities said.
Adams and Toncher were arrested Thursday and jailed, and search warrants were served and filed with
The intended victims were notified, authorities said.
The investigation into Foy II's involvement is ongoing, authorities said.
Foy II pleaded guilty
In
Before he entered his guilty plea in February, he initially was facing 13 counts in his recent case, including one count of conspiracy to commit a crime, one count of commercial burglary and four counts of money laundering, five counts of transporting a controlled substance and two counts of tax evasion.
Senior Deputy District Attorney
Malan said Foy II deposited the money into two accounts, including one at a Chase bank branch in
Foy II was arrested in August after months of investigation by the
The task force then received information from a narcotics unit in
A K-9 unit detected controlled substances on a package sent from
Anyone with information on the murder-for-hire case is urged to contact Sgt.
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