Crime
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man who tried to rent a success man to kill his spouse after she sought a restraining order has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.
The sentence for Massimo Marenghi, 57, handed down Monday in federal courtroom in Boston was the utmost attainable beneath sentencing pointers, federal prosecutors stated.
Marenghi’s conduct was “despicable,” appearing U.S. Lawyer Joshua Levy stated in an announcement.
“Home violence is a very haunting actuality that’s far too pervasive in our society. At its core, that’s what the prosecution of Mr. Marenghi was all about,” he stated. “He was seeking to interact in probably the most excessive type of home violence by plotting the homicide of his spouse.”
Authorities started investigating in January 2021 when somebody went to regulation enforcement and reported that Marenghi had complained in regards to the restraining order and requested for help in killing his spouse, prosecutors stated.
Federal investigators directed that individual to introduce Marenghi to an secret agent posing as a contract killer.
The Malden man met with the agent in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, mentioned a worth of $10,000, supplied the agent with a photograph of his spouse’s house and defined the best way to evade surveillance cameras.
At one other assembly, he supplied the agent with a $1,500 deposit, {a photograph} of his spouse, an outline of her automotive, particulars about her work schedule.
Marenghi pleaded responsible in March to a murder-for-hire cost.