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A former podiatrist in New York plotted to have his wife killed just months after being released from prison on charges that he tried to pay someone to kill her, according to police and reports.
Ira Bernstein, 49, allegedly tried to provoke the murder of his wife, Susan Bernstein, then tried to destroy evidence of the alleged plot with the help of his sister, Jaclyn Godlberg, 40, the prosecutor’s office said. justice of Rockland County.
Bernstein attempted the murder between July and September last year, just months after serving four years in prison for allegedly offering a car salesman $100,000 to fatally hit and crash his wife. make it seem, lohud.com reported.
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Ira Bernstein (Ramapo police station)
Bernstein faces charges of second-degree criminal instigation, fourth-degree criminal instigation, tampering with physical evidence, and fifth-degree conspiracy.
Goldberg is charged with tampering with physical evidence, obstructing a third-degree prosecution and fifth-degree conspiracy.
The additional charges come after Bernstein has already served time in prison for a 2016 plot to kill his wife. According to News 12, the former podiatrist and his then-girlfriend Kelly Gribeluk pleaded guilty in 2017 after offering a car salesman $100,000 to kill his wife. Bernstein served four years in prison as a result of a plea deal.
Ira Bernstein and then-girlfriend Kelly Gribeluk (Ramapo police station)
Bernstein was convicted of conspiracy and other charges in 2017 and subsequently sentenced to five to 15 years in prison, Lohud said. He was released in July 2021, the outlet said.
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Commenting on Bernstein’s latest plot, Walsh praised the Ramapo Police Department “for their investigative work and the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office detectives who assisted with the case.
“We are now moving forward with the prosecution phase of the case,” Walsh said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Ramapo police chief Martin Reilly said his “department is proud of the extensive efforts of our investigative division and its detectives to secure an indictment against both defendants.”
Officer in the Ramapo City Police Department. (City of Ramapo Police / Amazing Animals+ / TMX)
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“We are grateful for the valuable assistance of the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office and their staff,” Reilly added.
Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee
