Two North Carolina men have been arrested and charged with conspiring to kidnap and murder a woman in the Philippines as part of a murder-for-hire scheme.
Adam Samia, 41, and Carl David Stillwell, 47, were taken into custody in Roxboro, North Carolina, and will be presented before a US Magistrate Judge in North Carolina tomorrow. They are accused of traveling from the US to the Philippines to commit a cold-blooded murder, shooting their victim in the face multiple times and dumping her body on a pile of garbage.
According to the indictment, Samia and Stillwell were paid $35,000 each for completing the murder, and they sent thousands of dollars from the payments they received to the US using structured wire transfers.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, ‘As alleged in the indictment, Samia and Stillwell traveled as hired guns from North Carolina to the Philippines to commit a cold-blooded murder… Thanks to the DEA’s exemplary investigative work and the cooperation of local and federal law enforcement in North Carolina, Samia and Stillwell are now in custody.’
Special Operations Division Special Agent in Charge Mark Hamlet said, ‘U.S. citizens who murder and commit crimes overseas are not immune from justice. Adam Samia and Carl Stillwell are accused of heinous crimes and DEA is pleased that they will stand trial in a U.S. court of law.’
Samia, a self-described ‘Personal Protection/Security Industry’ professional, has worked as an ‘Independent Contractor’ for clients in the Philippines, China, Papua New Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of the Congo. Stillwell has training and experience in the field of information technology and has worked at a firm in North Carolina that provides firearms training.
Samia and Stillwell are each charged with conspiracy to murder and kidnap in a foreign country, using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Counts One and Two each carry a maximum penalty of life in prison, and Count Three carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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