United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Alabama
09/24/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2025 08:51
Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty to Murder for Hire
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Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty to Murder for Hire
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A Birmingham man has pleaded guilty to murder for hire as charged, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
Mohammad Mohammad, 64, of Hoover, Alabama, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala to seven counts of murder for hire.
According to court documents, in September 2024, Mohammad met with an undercover (UC) law enforcement officer who he thought was a hitman. Mohammad discussed with the UC the cost of killing his wife and six adult children.
Mohammad faces a statutory maximum sentence of ten years for each count.
The FBI investigated the case along with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jonathan S. Cross and William R. McComb.
Updated September 25, 2025
Topic
Violent Crime
Component
USAO - Alabama, Northern
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