US says suspect hired a hit man

Sitting in jail while awaiting trial on federal charges that he and his wife bilked hundreds of Cambodian immigrants out of more than $30 million through a fraudulent investment scheme, James Bunchan hired a purported hit man to kill 11 witnesses and a codefendant, according to allegations in a federal indictment announced yesterday. (Full article: 730 words)

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