Massachusetts man unknowingly hires undercover federal agent to kill spouse

A Massachusetts man who tried to lease a contract killer to murder his spouse had unknowingly requested an undercover federal agent to maintain out the hit, authorities say.

Massimo Marenghi, 56, now faces as a lot as a decade behind bars after pleading accountable Thursday to the murder-for-hire, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts acknowledged in a launch.

The Malden man “complained about his wife seeking a restraining order against him” all through a January 2021 meeting with an undercover FBI agent posing as a contract killer, officers acknowledged.

Marenghi later met with the key agent and requested him to help “eliminate” his draw back as a result of the pair “discussed a price of $10,000,” the feds acknowledged.

The hubby supplied the agent with {{a photograph}} of his spouse’s dwelling and detailed how one can evade surveillance cameras whereas ending up the crime, they acknowledged.

During a second meeting, Marenghi gave the federal agent a $1,500 cash deposit for the murder and urged him to maintain out the killing rapidly, authorities acknowledged.

Marenghi knowledgeable the agent that the sooner the “demolition job” occurs, the sooner the employed gun would have the flexibility to pay the rest of what he owed, officers acknowledged.

While attempting to organize the murder, Marenghi gave the key agent diversified particulars about his soon-to-be ex-wife, authorities acknowledged.

He supplied {{a photograph}} of his spouse, the color, model, and license plate amount on her car and the hours of operation of her work, the feds acknowledged.

Marenghi moreover supplied a schedule that indicated when he would have custody of their children, which he acknowledged will be the “best time for the construction work to start,” authorities acknowledged.

In addition to a sentence of as a lot as 10 years, the price of murder-for-hire consists of three years of supervised launch and a high-quality of as a lot as $250,000.

Marenghi is scheduled to be sentenced June 8.