Key facts
- Brendan Banfield, a former IRS agent, has been sentenced to life in prison.
- He was convicted in connection with a catfishing scheme that led to a double murder.
- The victims were his wife and another man lured through a fetish website.
- His lover, who was involved in the plot, is serving a 10-year sentence.
Brendan Banfield, a former agent with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has been sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in a murder plot. The scheme, which involved catfishing and luring a victim through a fetish website, resulted in the deaths of Banfield's wife and another man. Banfield's lover, who collaborated with him in the plot, is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence.