Man Pleads Guilty To Paying A 'Hitman' To Kill A Woman He Met Online

Beverly Hills man confessed on Tuesday to paying a 'hitman' $13,000 in bitcoin, to assassinate a woman he dated.

• After being accused of committing a federal murder-for-hire, Scott Quinn Berkett, 25, accepted a plea bargain in May.
• Authorities claim, the victim repeatedly made attempts to end their connection and labeled Berkett as "sexually aggressive."
• According to authorities, Berkett stated that he accessed the darkweb web for the services to request and pay for murder-for-hire services.
• Back in May 2021, Berkett was convinced that the individual he hired was a hitman when in reality it was undercover law enforcement.
• Berkett admitted to transferring a bitcoin payment and verified images of his target with the undercover cop.
• He requested proof of the woman's murder and paid the officer another $1,000 in bribes.
• September is the sentencing hearing for Berkett and could be sentenced up to 10 years in federal prison.