"Gumrukcu, a magician-turned-scientist who admitted to buying his medical degree from a Russian university, lived in a Hollywood mansion and partied with Oscar winners and movie producers, according to VTDigger. He stood to make millions from the merger of his biotech company Enochian BioSciences. "Dr. Gumrukcu is one of those rare geniuses that is not bound by scientific discipline or dogma. He sees connections and opportunities often missed," Enochian Vice Chairman Mark Dybul said in a 2019 news release."
"In 2017, upon learning that Davis, a father of six from Danville, Vermont, could potentially spoil his fortune-making deal, Gumrukcu set in motion a hit on the former business partner. The murder-for-hire plot involved four men in total, prosecutors said. Gumrukcu had a close friend from Las Vegas, Berk Eratay, approach a third man, Aron Ethridge to find a hit man to kill Davis."
Serhat Gumrukcu, a Turkish national and former magician living in Los Angeles, was found guilty of orchestrating the 2018 murder of business rival Gregory Davis. Gumrukcu had been negotiating a multimillion-dollar merger tied to his claimed HIV cure through Enochian BioSciences and faced potential legal action from Davis over alleged fraud in a previous oil commodities deal. Gumrukcu admitted to buying his medical degree and maintained a lavish lifestyle while promoting the biotech venture. Gumrukcu recruited associates, including Berk Eratay and Aron Ethridge, and contracted a shooter who posed as a deputy U.S. marshal, abducted Davis, and shot him.
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