A Newcastle eye surgeon says he's not guilty of trying to have two business partners killed.
A judge set bail today at 2-million dollars for Dr. Michael Mockovak.
Mockovak is the co-founder of Clearly Lasik.
He's accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill business partner Joseph King -- as well as the former president of Clearly Lasik.
Prosecutors say Mockovak asked an employee for connections to the Russian Mafia because he wanted the two men "eliminated."
One of the alleged targets stood just feet away from Mockovak in court and asked the judge for even higher bail. "He knows so many details about our lives that I am tremendously concerned that if he is released he'll come to finish the job," said Joseph King, one the men allegedly targeted in the plot.
Even if Mockovak makes the $2-million dollars bail, he's ordered to stay at least a half mile from King and King's family.
Mockovak--who'll be in court again next month-- also can't go back to work or anywhere near Clearly Lasik.
A judge set bail today at 2-million dollars for Dr. Michael Mockovak.
Mockovak is the co-founder of Clearly Lasik.
He's accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill business partner Joseph King -- as well as the former president of Clearly Lasik.
Prosecutors say Mockovak asked an employee for connections to the Russian Mafia because he wanted the two men "eliminated."
One of the alleged targets stood just feet away from Mockovak in court and asked the judge for even higher bail. "He knows so many details about our lives that I am tremendously concerned that if he is released he'll come to finish the job," said Joseph King, one the men allegedly targeted in the plot.
Even if Mockovak makes the $2-million dollars bail, he's ordered to stay at least a half mile from King and King's family.
Mockovak--who'll be in court again next month-- also can't go back to work or anywhere near Clearly Lasik.
