Accused con man used Morse code to order murders

New details have emerged in federal court about the alleged plan by a Lindon, Utah man to have four of his former investors killed. Jeffrey Lane Mowen appeared Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul M. Warner, seeking a release from custody pending his trial on charges of wire fraud, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, witness tampering and retaliating against a witness. But federal prosecutors told Warner that while Mowen was in the Davis County Jail, he attempted to have four former investors murdered by a white supremacist to prevent them from testifying against him.

Prosecutors claim that in one instance, Mowen used Morse code to dictate a letter to a fellow inmate ordering the slayings. The inmate taking the dictation was working with authorities. He was wearing a recording device that captured Mowen tapping out the hit list, prosecutors said. There are in fact TWO morals to this story; 1) be careful who you blab your innermost thoughts to, and 2) if you are going to be that stupid at least use a mechanism that can't be traced. So many DUMB criminals!!!