Woman Jailed For Hiring An Assasin Using Bitcoin

Woman sentenced for 10 years in jail for hiring an assassin using bitcoin

A Pelahatchie woman named Jessica Leeann Sledge was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment by the Court of U.S. on Monday.

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The woman is accused of attempting to hire an assassin through dark web using Bitcoin.

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Jessica is sentenced to the statutory of 120 months in prison for "using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder-for-hire," according to United States Attorney Darren J. LaMarca.

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According to the charges filed Jessica attempted to contact an assassin online between September 2021 and November 2021 and sent three payments using Whatsapp totaling $10,000 in Bitcoin on October 4, 9, and 10th of 2020.

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However the person she hired as the hitman was in fact a special agent of the FBI who arrested her.

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The sentence also includes a fine of $1,000 and a term of three years of supervised release after her release from prison.

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Bitcoin's use in criminal activities gives critics a reason to justify a ban on cryptocurrencies.

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