A doctor in Houston, TX, he was found guilty in 2018 of soliciting the murder of his girlfriend,
Meghan Verikas, and his mistress
Valerie McDaniel's ex-husband. The "hitman" he hired to commit the murders turned out to be an undercover police officer. McDaniel committed suicide before she could be tried. Jacob was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years.