Ohio Nail Salon Owner Sentenced for Plotting to Burn Rival Business

Kim Lien Vu received a 46-month prison sentence for conspiring to destroy a competing salon using a remote-controlled incendiary device.

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.