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| − | + | Woman tied to Bethlehem gunfight admits plot to murder witnessesAugust 05, 2014|By Peter Hall, Of The Morning CallMental stress and pressure from a government informant led Sonia Panell to plot the killing of three key witnesses against her husband, Rene Figueroa, in a 2012 shootout outside a Puerto Rican social club in Bethlehem that left one dead, Panell's attorney said.Although her psychological condition and coaxing by a supposed hit man may support a reduced penalty for Panell when she is sentenced, defense attorney Hope LeFeber said they don't amount to a defense in the murder-for-hire scheme Panell admitted to on Tuesday.Panell, 38, of Lansford, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Edward G. Smith in Allentown to three felony counts of using telephones to negotiate the murders.Prosecutors say she spoke with an unnamed man about her desire to have the witnesses killed, and <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Yayoi Kusama Louis Vuitton Soldes</a> took the man on a tour of places where they could be found. As they drove, she and the man, who was wearing a recording device, discussed details of the plot, including how much he would be paid and what equipment he would need.The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 25 years, although prosecutors have agreed to ask for a reduced sentence as consideration for Panell's cooperation in her own prosecution. Smith scheduled Panell's sentencing for Nov. 4.LeFeber said Monday that Panell's defense during sentencing will be psychiatric in nature. Panell has been under treatment since 1997 when her two young children and her sister perished in a fire, LeFeber said.The June 27, 1997, blaze in the 400 block of North Law Street in Allentown that killed 1-year-old Ariel Marquez and <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com/23-sac-porte-epaule>Sac port锟斤拷 锟斤拷paule</a> 3-year-old Isaac Marquez and their aunt, 20-year-old Yamitza Panell was caused by an unattended pan on a stove, authorities said.However, the nature of Panell's psychological problems depression, stress and bipolar disorder, Panell said would not allow her to put on a defense at trial that mental illness was to blame for her crimes, LeFeber told the judge.LeFeber also told Smith that she plans to argue that the unnamed man whom Panell spoke with about murdering the witnesses was a family member who exerted an influence over Panell. While the pressure does not amount to entrapment, it should be taken into consideration in sentencing, LeFeber said.Figueroa, 34, was also charged last month in Northampton County Court with conspiracy to commit homicide and solicitation to commit homicide against the three witnesses.He and co-defendant Javier Rivera-Alvarado, both of Allentown, face a score of felonies from the gunfight in December 2012 outside the Puerto Rican Beneficial Society on Bethlehem's South Side. Figueroa could receive the death penalty if convicted of murdering 23-year-old Yolanda Morales of Bethlehem.Court records say in February 2013, Figueroa offered fellow Northampton County Prison inmate James Martin $50,000 and said he would pay Martin's bail if he killed the witnesses.Authorities say Figueroa and Panell spoke by telephone in code to avoid alerting authorities, who record inmates' telephone conversations. Panell contacted <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com/24-sac-porte-main>Sac port锟斤拷 main</a> the hit man, offering to provide him a gun and an untraceable phone and obtained night vision goggles from her mother and stepfather's home, court papers say.Northampton County First Assistant District Attorney Terence Houck has said officials knew all along that Figueroa and Panell were plotting against the witnesses, but the FBI, county detectives and Bethlehem police had to do a complete investigation before charges were filed.610-820-6581Featured ArticlesMore:Related Articles<br>February 17, 2014<br>March 25, 2014<br>December 10, 2012<br>November 22, 2013<br>June 16, 2014Find More Stories About|||Please note the green-lined linked article text has been applied commercially without any involvement from our newsroom editors, reporters or any other editorial staff. | |
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Woman tied to Bethlehem gunfight admits plot to murder witnessesAugust 05, 2014|By Peter Hall, Of The Morning CallMental stress and pressure from a government informant led Sonia Panell to plot the killing of three key witnesses against her husband, Rene Figueroa, in a 2012 shootout outside a Puerto Rican social club in Bethlehem that left one dead, Panell's attorney said.Although her psychological condition and coaxing by a supposed hit man may support a reduced penalty for Panell when she is sentenced, defense attorney Hope LeFeber said they don't amount to a defense in the murder-for-hire scheme Panell admitted to on Tuesday.Panell, 38, of Lansford, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Edward G. Smith in Allentown to three felony counts of using telephones to negotiate the murders.Prosecutors say she spoke with an unnamed man about her desire to have the witnesses killed, and <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Yayoi Kusama Louis Vuitton Soldes</a> took the man on a tour of places where they could be found. As they drove, she and the man, who was wearing a recording device, discussed details of the plot, including how much he would be paid and what equipment he would need.The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 25 years, although prosecutors have agreed to ask for a reduced sentence as consideration for Panell's cooperation in her own prosecution. Smith scheduled Panell's sentencing for Nov. 4.LeFeber said Monday that Panell's defense during sentencing will be psychiatric in nature. Panell has been under treatment since 1997 when her two young children and her sister perished in a fire, LeFeber said.The June 27, 1997, blaze in the 400 block of North Law Street in Allentown that killed 1-year-old Ariel Marquez and <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com/23-sac-porte-epaule>Sac port锟斤拷 锟斤拷paule</a> 3-year-old Isaac Marquez and their aunt, 20-year-old Yamitza Panell was caused by an unattended pan on a stove, authorities said.However, the nature of Panell's psychological problems depression, stress and bipolar disorder, Panell said would not allow her to put on a defense at trial that mental illness was to blame for her crimes, LeFeber told the judge.LeFeber also told Smith that she plans to argue that the unnamed man whom Panell spoke with about murdering the witnesses was a family member who exerted an influence over Panell. While the pressure does not amount to entrapment, it should be taken into consideration in sentencing, LeFeber said.Figueroa, 34, was also charged last month in Northampton County Court with conspiracy to commit homicide and solicitation to commit homicide against the three witnesses.He and co-defendant Javier Rivera-Alvarado, both of Allentown, face a score of felonies from the gunfight in December 2012 outside the Puerto Rican Beneficial Society on Bethlehem's South Side. Figueroa could receive the death penalty if convicted of murdering 23-year-old Yolanda Morales of Bethlehem.Court records say in February 2013, Figueroa offered fellow Northampton County Prison inmate James Martin $50,000 and said he would pay Martin's bail if he killed the witnesses.Authorities say Figueroa and Panell spoke by telephone in code to avoid alerting authorities, who record inmates' telephone conversations. Panell contacted <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com/24-sac-porte-main>Sac port锟斤拷 main</a> the hit man, offering to provide him a gun and an untraceable phone and obtained night vision goggles from her mother and stepfather's home, court papers say.Northampton County First Assistant District Attorney Terence Houck has said officials knew all along that Figueroa and Panell were plotting against the witnesses, but the FBI, county detectives and Bethlehem police had to do a complete investigation before charges were filed.610-820-6581Featured ArticlesMore:Related Articles
February 17, 2014
March 25, 2014
December 10, 2012
November 22, 2013
June 16, 2014Find More Stories About|||Please note the green-lined linked article text has been applied commercially without any involvement from our newsroom editors, reporters or any other editorial staff.
