FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
SHANE DOUGLAS SICHTING FOUND GUILTY IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that on December 5, 2007, in Missoula, after a 21/2 day federal district court trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy, SHANE DOUGLAS SICHTING, a 39-year-old resident of Libby, was found guilty of murder-for-hire. Sentencing is set for April 4, 2008. SICHTING is currently detained.
SICHTING faces possible penalties of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 3 years supervised release.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kris A. McLean prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Kalispell Police Department.
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