A Texas auto magnate has been indicted on charges that he paid a former Israeli soldier and two ex-Marines to kill a former mistress and her boyfriend.
Police and prosecutors said that Eric Charles Maund, whose family runs Volkswagen and Toyota dealerships in and around Austin, hired the trio to rub out Holly Williams and William Lanway.
The indictment says Lanway threatened to expose the relationship between Williams and Maund.
The four people have been charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, kidnapping resulting in death, and carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during a violent crime.
They could face life in prison if convicted.
A manager for the family's Volkswagen dealership in Austin did not reply to a request for comment.
The chief of police in Nashville, Tennessee, where the victims were based, said that the investigation began after the discovery of two bodies inside a vehicle.
The chain of events that resulted in two deaths and four arrests began in February of 2020.
It said good day, according to the indictment. Looking forward too later. I will meet you in the bar again. Text me when you arrive.
On March 1, 2020, Lanway sent a text message back to Williams, but he wanted money, prosecutors said.
The same day, Peled reached out to Maund, who claimed to be a former member of the Israeli Defense Force.
Speartip Security advertised on their website that they could respond to extortion demands.
The help of ex-Marines Brockway and Carey was listed by prosecutors.
Peled and Brockway did not reply to questions. The phone number in Carey's name was disconnected.
The indictment did not say how they were associated with the man. It was said that they were hired either directly or indirectly.
Four people plotted to kill a couple at an apartment complex in Nashville and dump their bodies at a construction site outside the city, prosecutors said.
The money was wired from his bank account to an account controlled by Peled. The bodies of Williams and Lanway were found on April 10.
Nashville police said all four men were arrested.
Brooke Reese, a spokeswoman for the Nashville Police Department, said that Carey was convicted for pretending to be a police officer.
Austin American-Statesman.
According to the indictment, the woman and her estranged boyfriend demanded money from the man, who had an ongoing relationship with her.
The man received threatening texts after he met the woman. The feds say he hired some muscle to deal with the problem.
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