After his arrest in 2012, Paul Le Roux turned on his employees to save his own skin. He spent years hidden away in U.S. custody, working with the authorities to bring down members of his organization. Joseph Hunter, Adam Samia, and Carl David Stillwell were all arrested on murder charges for Catherine Lee's death. During a trial in 2019, Le Roux testified against all three defendants (via The New York Times). "I had her killed," Le Roux said in court. Each of the three men was sentenced to life in prison for Lee's murder, and Le Roux had to answer for his own crimes the following year.

In 2020, as part of his plea deal, Le Roux admitted to seven murders, including the killing of Lee in the Philippines (via Wired). In a letter to Judge Ronnie Abrams, who handled Le Roux's sentencing, the drug smuggler wrote, "I accept full responsibility for my actions. I have blood on my hands." Nevertheless, the letter did little to sway the judge, who said, "There's no question in my mind that Paul Calder Le Roux deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison." But because he cooperated with authorities, Abrams adjusted her sentencing opinion, giving Le Roux just 25 years in federal prison. 

Still, once he has served his sentence, Le Roux may be extradited to the Philippines. According to The New York Times, the Philippine government has pending charges against him for a 2009 illegal arms shipment and also wants him to answer for murders he allegedly committed in the country.

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