A chilling crime has shaken the streets of Palo Alto, California. Ulices Cazarez, a 39-year-old man from East Palo Alto, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for seeking to hire someone to murder his accuser in a sexual harassment case.
The case began in late May 2015, when a civil sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against Cazarez. However, instead of facing the consequences of his actions, Cazarez opted for a deadly solution. He admitted to discussing prices as high as $40,000 with certain individuals to have his accuser murdered.
On June 12, 2015, Cazarez met with an undercover agent in the parking lot of the Stonestown Mall in San Francisco to discuss the killing. The two negotiated a price for the murder, and Cazarez told the undercover agent that he would obtain the address for the intended victim within days.
Federal agents and task force officers arrested Cazarez on June 26, 2015. A federal grand jury indicted Cazarez for use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1958.
The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Charles R. Breyer, U.S. District Judge, in San Francisco. In addition to the prison term, Judge Breyer also sentenced the defendant to a three-year period of supervised release. Cazarez was immediately remanded into custody.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Scott D. Joiner and William Frentzen prosecuted the case with the assistance of Christine Tian, Lance Libatique, and Yanira Osorio. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the ATF and the San Francisco Police Department.
Cazarez pleaded guilty on December 6, 2016, to the murder-for-hire plot. His actions were a clear example of the devastating consequences of unchecked violence and the importance of seeking justice through the courts.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Violent Crime|Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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