Man plotted $10K murder-for-hire scheme to kill wife, prosecutors say
A Massachusetts husband who “complained about his wife seeking a restraining order against him” has admitted to trying to hire a contract killer to murder her, federal prosecutors say.
Massimo Marenghi, 56, of Malden, now faces up to a decade in prison after pleading guilty to one count of murder-for-hire, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
In charging documents released by prosecutors, Maranghi met with an undercover FBI agent posing as a contract killer in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in January 2021 and “described a ‘situation’ he needs ‘taken care of’ – that is, his ‘soon-to-be” ex-wife.”’
Prosecutors say the agent, who “discussed a price of $10,000,” asked “You want to get rid of her?” to which Marenghi responded, “Yeah, I need to… to eliminate that problem.”
“I mean, we can make it look like an accident… it is your call,” the agent reportedly continued.
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