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Florida Man Pleas Guilty to Conspiring to Murder Federal Judge
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Dejvid Mirkovic, 38, of Lake Worth, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John Keenan, to a felony charge of conspiring to murder the U.S. District Judge who presided over the boiler room fraud conviction of Mirkovic’s close business associate.
According to the plea agreement, Mirkovic and his coconspirator agreed to pay $40,000 to an undercover police officer, who they thought was a hit-man, to kill the federal judge as well as the Assistant U.S. Attorney who successfully handled the coconspirator’s fraud prosecution. Mirkovic paid the undercover officer $22,000 in cash as a down payment for the murders of the federal judge and the federal prosecutor.
The maximum penalty for conspiring to murder a federal employee on account of the performance of official duties is life in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. Additionally, Mirkovic agreed to the forfeiture of over $200,000, a car and four firearms.
Law enforcement authorities learned of the plot in August 2012, when a confidential informant reported that the coconspirator stated he wanted to torture and kill the judge and the federal prosecutor and asked the informant for assistance in arranging for a hit-man to carry out the murders. During the subsequent investigation, two undercover law enforcement officers, posing as hit-men, met with Mirkovic and the coconspirator numerous times at locations on Long Island.
Mirkovic admitted under oath that he agreed to kill the federal judge and the federal prosecutor in retaliation for the performance of their duties. He further admitted under oath that he traveled to the Eastern District of New York in September and October of 2012 and made payments for the murders.
Defendant/Respondent Name: Dejvid Mirkovic, Criminal Charge: Conspiring to Murder a Federal Employee on Account of the Performance of Official Duties, City and State: Brooklyn, New York, Crime Date: August 2012, Sentence/Outcome: Guilty plea, Sentencing scheduled for June 19, 2013, Dollar Amounts: $40,000, $22,000.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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