Army Soldiers Convicted Of Contract Killing For International Crime Boss

Three former U.S. Army soldiers were convicted after they were paid to kill a real-estate developer in the Philippines for an international crime boss. Joseph Hunter, who was an army sniper with a background in Special Forces, was accused of hiring Adam Samia, and Carl David Stillwell to carry out "ninja work" for Paul Le Roux, an international drug smuggler, and gun runner. Hunter was working as the head of security for Le Roux when he called up his former Army buddies to offer them work as hitmen. Their target was a female real estate agent who Le Roux believed cheated him in a recent land deal. 

The two were paid $35,000 to fly to the Phillippines in 2012 and pose as real estate clients who were interested in a property near the Phillippines capital of Manila. As they returned from the property visit, Samia shot the developer in the face two times as she sat in the backseat of the van they were traveling in. 

The two men returned home the U.S. and thought they were free and clear. Three years later, they were arrested. Now, they face life in prison for their brief stint as hitmen for Le Roux. Hunter is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for plotting to kill a federal agent. Le Roux pleaded guilty to the murder-for-hire scheme and is cooperating with prosecutors. 

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said the "real-life murder-for-hire case included details usually seen in action movies."

“This horrifying real-life murder-for-hire case included details usually seen in action movies. Hunter, Samia, and Stillwell conspired to end the lives of people overseas whom they had never met.”

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