• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Man accidentally hires FBI agent to kill wife

Home> News

Published 08:32 20 Mar 2023 GMT

Man accidentally hires FBI agent to kill wife

The man unknowingly asked the undercover special agent to murder his wife

Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle

A man accidentally hired an undercover law-enforcement agent from the FBI to kill his wife, even going as far as beginning to sort out a whopping $10,000 cash deposit for the 'service'.

Massimo Marenghi from Massachusetts admitted to his murder-for-hire plot last week (16 March) and faces a potential ten years in prison for the crime.

Man accidentally hires FBI agent to kill wife.
U.S. District Court

Marenghi pleaded guilty to murder for hire last week, according to a press release from the US Attorneys Office for the District of Massachusetts.

Advert

He had unknowingly hired an undercover federal agent to kill his wife while under the impression he was actually a contracted hitman.

Marenghi had reportedly 'raised the topic of killing his wife' with an informant who was later referred to in court filings as 'confidential source' or 'CS'.

A thread of text messages from 1 January 2021 between Marenghi and CS showed that the husband yet 'again raised the topic of killing his wife'.

According to officials, Marenghi had 'complained about his wife seeking a restraining order against him' back in January 2021.

The pair linked up for a second time which is when Marenghi asked the undercover agent to assist him and 'eliminate' his problem.

Advert

Marenghi enlisted the FBI agent to 'eliminate' his wife.
Facebook/Massimo Marenghi

Officials explained that the two subsequently 'discussed a price' for the hit.

The official affidavit reads: "CS responded that if Marenghi was serious about having his wife killed, then the cost would be $10,000 in cash.

"Marenghi agreed and provided CS with photographs of his wife, information regarding his wife’s employment location and hours, her home address in Malden, a description of her vehicle, and her telephone number."

Authorities revealed that Marenghi later handed over a $1,500 cash deposit for the murder during their second meeting.

Advert

Officials state that Marenghi was eager for the hit to take place soon, urging the undercover agent to get to work quickly.

The hit was later referred to as a 'demolition job'.

After that meeting, CS contacted local officers at the Northwood Police Department in New Hampshire who later got in touch with the FBI.

Federal agents then interviewed CS the following day who then agreed to assist in the investigation against Marenghi.

Less than a few weeks later (13 January), CS gave Marenghi the contact information for an individual who Marenghi was led to believe 'could be hired to murder his wife but who, in reality, would be an undercover FBI agent,' the affidavit outlines.

Advert

Marenghi then reached out to the undercover agent posing as a hitman with the official affidavit detailing that meeting.

During the meeting, Marenghi described a 'situation' he needed 'taken care of'.
Massimo Marenghi affidavit / Law&Crime

During the meeting, Marenghi described a 'situation' he needed 'taken care of'.

At the end of the conversation, when asked if he wanted his wife killed, he responded: "Um, I need- I need the problem eliminated."

Alongside the various information that Marenghi provided the undercover agent of his wife, he also sent over a schedule that pointed to when he would have custody of their children.

Advert

These times were later described by Marenghi as the 'best time for the construction work to start'.

The man was later indicted the following month.

His sentencing is set for 8 June.

Featured Image Credit: Facebook/Massimo Marenghi/FBI/U.S. District Court

Topics: US News, Crime

Rhiannon Ingle
Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle is a Senior Journalist at Tyla, specialising in TV, film, travel, and culture. A graduate of the University of Manchester with a degree in English Literature, she honed her editorial skills as the Lifestyle Editor of The Mancunian, the UK’s largest student newspaper. With a keen eye for storytelling, Rhiannon brings fresh perspectives to her writing, blending critical insight with an engaging style. Her work captures the intersection of entertainment and real-world experiences.

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

8 mins ago
an hour ago
  • 8 mins ago

    Archaeologist shares proof of 'lost city of Atlantis' after making groundbreaking discovery

    Michael Donnellan is sure he has found the lost city of Atlantis

    News
  • an hour ago

    People are only just realising that Mount Everest isn't the tallest mountain in the world

    Looks like all those climbers will have to find a new thing to boast about

    News
  • an hour ago

    Everything we know after father, 24, knifed to death for Rolex in front of partner in London

    Flowers and tributes now line the street in Knightsbridge where Blue Stevens was killed

    News
  • an hour ago

    NASA mission to deflect asteroid size of 'Pyramid of Giza' causes some very unexpected results

    Asteroid Dimorphos was destroyed in 2022 but the effects are still being studied today

    News
  • FBI finally releases CCTV footage from Jeffrey Epstein's prison cell to confirm cause of death
  • Man who killed twisted murderer Jeffrey Dahmer explains why he did it
  • Girl, 9, dies after mum left her in the car whilst she went to work
  • Man was 'killed and dismembered by ex-wife' after revealing 'plans for their divorce'