Wisconsin woman sentenced in murder-for-hire plot
Federal prosecutors announced that 38-year-old Kelly Harper of Columbus received the sentence after she pleaded guilty to using the Internet to hire a hitman.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin woman has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for trying to hire a hitman using bitcoin currency.
Federal prosecutors announced that 38-year-old Kelly Harper of Columbus received the sentence after she pleaded guilty to using the Internet to hire a hitman.
Harper provided the man’s height, weight, eye color, cell phone number and photos of his vehicle.
She also shared a screenshot of a bitcoin wallet with a value of about $5,633 to the site administrator.
Her attorney didn’t immediately respond to a message.