New Jersey Man Paid Crypto Worth $20k to Murder 14-Year-Old

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  1. New Jersey Man Paid In Crypto for the Murder
  2. How Musback Was Nabbed

A New Jersey man has admitted to paying $20,000 in crypto for the murder of a 14-year-old girl to prevent her from testifying in a criminal case involving child pornography. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea made by John Michael Musbacho n Friday.

New Jersey Man Paid In Crypto for the Murder

Musbach was first arrested in March 2016 for child pornography over sexually explicit photographs and videos he exchanged with a 13-year-old teenager living in New York. The teen’s parents discovered the inappropriate interactions on the girl’s phone and contacted the police. He was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child (the victim) by sexual contact.

In messages sent between May 7, 2016, and May 20, 2016, Musbach tried to hire a hitman on a murder-for-hire website on the dark web. He paid approximately $20,000 worth of cryptocurrency after confirming that a 14-year-old was not too young to be a target.

After asking when the murder would be committed, Musbach was told that he needed to pay another $5,000 in cryptocurrency. He refused and demanded a refund, after which the administrator of the website admitted that the murder-for-hire website was a scam. The scammer then threatened to contact law enforcement and turn in Musbach.

How Musback Was Nabbed

Officials were able to link Musbach’s bank account to the funds used to secure the cryptocurrency that was sent to the murder-for-hire scam artist.

Musbach pled guilty to the charges of the intent of murder. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 13.

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