Palestinian Immigrant Guilty Second Time in Murder for Hire Scheme

RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal jury convicted a Rocky Mount man on three counts of Interstate phone calls in a Murder-for-Hire scheme.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Nahro Sudoi INNAB, 70, attempted to arrange the murders of three people. He did all this after pleading guilty to the same conduct, while sitting in jail awaiting the start of his prison term. INNAB tried to pay other inmates $10,000 per head to murder these men. The intended victims were Rocky Mount small business owners. A cooperating defendant informed the FBI of the plot and captured an audio recording of INNAB's murderous plan.

"This Palestinian immigrant came here to take advantage of the American dream, but he has repeatedly tried to hire thugs to murder his perceived enemies," said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. "We will not tolerate this type of terror spreading behavior. He needs to learn his lesson and behave in a civilized manner."

"Even after being federally charged, arrested, and pleading guilty to a murder for hire plot, Nahro Innab continued his demented and dangerous plans. Thankfully, a coordinated law enforcement effort thwarted multiple murderous plots, and he will be safely behind prison bars for years to come," said James C. Barnacle Jr., the FBI Special Agent in Charge in North Carolina.

INNAB faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for each crime the federal jury convicted him of committing.

W. Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III accepted the verdict. The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney John P. Newby, Jr. is prosecuting the case.

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