Estranged Husband Convicted in Brazil Killing of NYC Art Dealer
TL;DR
Daniel Sikkema, a 55-year-old estranged husband and U.S./Cuban citizen living in New York, was convicted in Manhattan federal court of murder-for-hire conspiracy for hiring a hitman to kill his husband, Brent Sikkema, a prominent New York City art dealer, in Rio de Janeiro in January 2024. The hitman was arrested in Brazil and remains jailed. Sikkema faces a mandatory life sentence, and his lawyers plan to appeal. Brent Sikkema had built a multimillion-dollar art gallery business in Manhattan.
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