Felon who Arranged Murder of St. Louis County Man Sentenced to Life in Prison
A federal judge imposed a life term on the 71-year-old for orchestrating a 2011 killing tied to an insurance payout, adding to the lengthy sentence he is already serving.
Robert Patrick, U.S. Attorney's Office Communications
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, sentenced a felon to life in prison for arranging the 2011 murder of a St. Louis County man to get a share of an insurance payout.Judge Fleissig ordered the sentence to run consecutive to the 226-month federal prison sentence Michael Grady is already serving for aiding a large-scale, violent drug conspiracy by trying to determine who was cooperating with investigators and prosecutors.Grady, now 71, was convicte...
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