Wife Tried To Murder Her Husband – Paid Bitcoin To Assassin

Wife tried to murder her husband by paying an alleged assassin $10,000 in Bitcoin. Now, Jessica Sledge, a native of Mississippi, the wife who tried to murder her husband, will spend the next 10 years inside a prison cell.

Jessica Sledge, a 40-year-old resident of Pelahatchie, Mississippi, was given the statutory maximum of 10 years in federal prison by the US Department of Justice. The wife hired a “hitman” in 2021 and gave him $10,000 in bitcoin to kill her spouse.

Jeremy McAlpine and Zachary Matar, two Orange County residents, were also imprisoned by the authorities for duping over 2,000 investors into a phony cryptocurrency scheme. The former will serve 36 months in prison and the latter, 30.

Justice Won

American law enforcement officials learned that Jessica Sledge had used the Dark Web to recruit a murderer in September 2021. She gave him $10,000 in bitcoin a month later so he could murder her spouse.

An undercover police officer who was aware of Sledge’s plans approached her and introduced himself as the “hitman” she had designated for the job. She was able to confirm the cryptocurrency transaction and its goal after listening to several taped discussions.

Sledge agreed to meet the FBI agent she believed to be the assassin in November 2021, provided him with further cash, and once more demonstrated her murderous scheme.

The police could therefore arrest her because they had sufficient proof she hired an assassin. She received the maximum penalty allowed by law, which is 120 months in prison, according to a recent pronouncement by United States District Judge Carlton W. Reeves. In addition, she will be required to pay a $1,000 fine and undergo stringent supervision from law enforcement for three years following her release.

The targeted victim was “ultimately uninjured” because of the American authorities’ precise operation.

Prison Time for Crypto Scammers as Well

Two additional people were sentenced by the US Department of Justice for offenses involving digital assets. The Orange County, California natives Jeremy McAlpine and Zachary Matar founded Dropil Inc. in 2017, a Belize-based business that offers bitcoin investment services. The company also released DROPs, its own tokens.

The partners used various advertisements to convince more than 2,000 investors over the years that buying the assets was a wise financial choice. It was claimed that the tokens “protect secrecy while also providing additional value and exclusivity.” Customers may receive annual returns of between 24 and 63 percent from DROPs, depending on their “risk profile,” McAlpine and Matar further guaranteed them.

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