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Woman who tried to hire hit man sentenced to 7-1/2 years

By: Associated Press//April 15, 2022//

Woman who tried to hire hit man sentenced to 7-1/2 years

By: Associated Press//April 15, 2022//

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OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a woman accusing to trying to hire a hit man to kill her ex-boyfriend to seven-and-a-half years in prison.

WLUK-TV reports Winnebago County Circuit Judge John Jorgensen sentenced 39-year-old Melissa Smith on Thursday. She pleaded no contest in January to solicitation of first-degree homicide.

According to the criminal complaint, Smith was upset with her ex-boyfriend who told police about her drug dealing. The complaint did not identify the ex-boyfriend by name. Police recorded her offering an informant $500 or forgiving a $520 debt the informant owed her in exchange for killing the ex-boyfriend. Smith told Jorgenson during sentencing that she lost herself in drugs and isn’t a monster.

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