A Massachusetts man who attempted to hire a contract killer to murder his wife unknowingly hired an undercover federal agent to carry out the hit.
Massimo Marenghi, 56, now faces up to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to murder-for-hire on Thursday, March 16, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
During a January 2021 meeting with an undercover FBI agent posing as a contract killer, the Malden man “complained about his wife seeking a restraining order against him,” officials said.
Marenghi later met with the undercover agent and asked him to help “eliminate” his problem as the pair “discussed a price of $10,000,” the feds said.
The husband provided the agent with a photograph of his wife’s home and detailed how to evade surveillance cameras while carrying out the crime, they said.
When they met again, Marenghi gave the federal agent a $1,500 cash deposit for the murder and urged him to carry out the killing soon, authorities said.
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Marenghi told the agent that the sooner the “demolition job” occurs, the quicker the hired killer would be able to pay the rest of what he owed, officials said.
While attempting to set up the murder, Marenghi gave the undercover agent various details about his soon-to-be ex-wife, authorities said.
He provided a photograph of his wife, the color, model, and license plate number on her car and the hours of operation of her work.
Husband pleads guilty after unknowingly hiring undercover federal agent to murder his wife
Marenghi also provided a schedule that indicated when he would have custody of their children, which he said would be the “best time for the construction work to start,” authorities said.
In addition to a sentence of up to 10 years, the charge of murder-for-hire includes three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
Marenghi is scheduled to be sentenced June 8.
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