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FBI Arrests Tuan Dang in 2022 Rostraver Shopping Plaza Murder-for-Hire Case

Prosecutors cite a $65,000 payment tying him to an alleged plot rooted in a staffing business dispute.

Overview

  • Tuan Dang, 47, was arrested by FBI agents in Philadelphia and charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, and criminal solicitation.
  • Authorities say the victim, Boyke Budiarachman, was fatally shot by a masked assailant outside a restaurant at Rostraver Square in November 2022.
  • Investigators allege Keven Lam contacted Dang to arrange the killing for $65,000, with cash left in a duffel bag in Philadelphia for pickup.
  • Dang told the FBI that Lam hired him to harm Budiarachman, and prosecutors say Dang then coordinated with an unidentified shooter.
  • Dang is in custody awaiting arraignment, Lam remains jailed with a tentative May trial date, and the shooter has not been publicly identified or charged.