Overview

• Kim Lien Vu, owner of two nail salons, conspired with employees to burn down a competitor's salon in Monroe, Ohio.
• The plot involved a remote-controlled device designed to start a fire, which was planted under a desk in the rival salon.
• An employee discovered the device, which smelled of gasoline, and removed it before it could cause significant damage.
• Vu was in contact with her accomplices while establishing an alibi out of state during the incident.
• Co-defendant Cierra Marie Bishop has pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing, while another accomplice is also charged.