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Food Network Chef Arrested. LOS ANGELES Former Food Network chef Juan-Carlos Cruz was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for soliciting two homeless men to kill his wife.

Looking much grayer than he did during his arrest in May, Cruz returned to take a look over his wife Jennifer Campbell as he was led from the brief hearing. She was sitting in the front row of the courtroom with his lawyer.

Defense attorney Shawn Chapman Holley, said Cruz is expected to serve half the term of nine years, for serious and violent crime not committed.

Cruz was arrested in May by police in Santa Monica after a homeless man reported being offered $ 500 to kill his wife, Jennifer L. Campbell, an attorney with 47 years of age.

Prosecutors have not released the motive in the case, and Campbell and Holley declined to comment Monday.

Police said they set up a sting operation and organize video Cross the murder of several homeless men.

Cross organized the "Command-calorie" on the Food Network that ended four years ago, and published "The cookbook countdown calories."

Juan Carlos Cruz Food Network. Juan Carlos promised to give him the other half when the job was done, and little Dave says Cruz showed her a picture of the other half of the money. Dave says that shortly after he told his friend Shane, who called Cruz on the phone and discussed the plan. They have a third type, called Big Dave, also involved. Contact Big Dave Cruz, who met the three homeless men in Santa Monica. Cruz was the plan, Big Dave showed a picture of the goal of women reported.

The object was later identified as the wife of Cruz. He said he took his wife in a certain place every day, and wanted one of the homeless men to jump like she got into her car and cut his throat. After being arrested for vagrancy, Big Dave Cross warned. The police contacted the three men and asked their cooperation in violation of Cruz. The men called Cross and asked to meet with him. Big Dave was wired and a policeman was nearby filming the meeting, which was used to catch Cruz. Big Dave Cruz said he did not want to kill the woman in public, Cross suggested that one of them waiting in his apartment and strangled as she walked in. They talked about the logistics, Cruz left, and the three homeless men continued to assist the police until Cruz was arrested on charges of solicitation to commit murder.