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A federal jury in North Carolina has convicted a Palestinian immigrant, Nahro Sudoi Innab, for orchestrating a murder-for-hire plan while in prison. The 70-year-old resident of Rocky Mount faced charges stemming from his attempts to arrange the murders of three individuals through his fellow inmates, following his earlier guilty plea in a separate attempted murder plot.
This conviction includes three counts related to making interstate calls as part of the murder-for-hire scheme, according to the Justice Department’s announcement on Friday. Innab’s case highlights a troubling narrative of criminal intent, contrasting sharply with the opportunities typically associated with the American dream.
U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle for the Eastern District of North Carolina remarked on the case, stating, “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.” This statement underscores the severity of Innab’s actions and the betrayal of the values that many immigrants seek when coming to America.
While awaiting his prison sentence for another murder-for-hire conspiracy, Innab attempted to recruit fellow inmates, offering them $10,000 to eliminate three men. This brazen attempt while already incarcerated paints a picture of a man deeply entrenched in criminal activities, despite facing significant legal repercussions.
Innab was sitting in jail waiting to start his prison term in a separate murder-for-hire plot when he tried to pay off other inmates $10,000 to kill three men.Â
The intended victims were Rocky Mount small business owners, federal prosecutors said. A cooperating defendant informed the FBI of the plot and captured an audio recording of Innab’s murderous plan.
A sign at the U.S. Department of Justice is seen on June 14, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“Even after being federally charged, arrested, and pleading guilty to a murder for hire plot, Nahro Innab continued his demented and dangerous plans,” said James C. Barnacle Jr., the FBI Special Agent in Charge in North Carolina.
Barnacle said a coordinated law enforcement effort thwarted the multiple murder plots, adding that Innab will be “safely behind prison bars for years to come.”
The Department of Justice seal is seen on a lectern ahead of a press conference announcing efforts against computer hacking and extortion at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC on November 28, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Innab faces up to 30 years in prison for the new crimes.Â