Bank Manager's Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot Falls Apart Spectacularly

Source: Daily Beast

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Bank Manager’s Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot Falls Apart Spectacularly

Reshma Massarone’s plot was derailed when the hitman informed the target about the harebrained scheme, according to prosecutors.

Justin Rohrlich
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Updated Aug. 22, 2023 7:27PM EDT Published Aug. 22, 2023 1:43PM EDT

A New York bank manager allegedly tried to hire a hitman to kill her brother-in-law, but things were swiftly derailed when the hired gun informed the man—one day prior to when the deed was supposed to be done—that he was the target of an assassination plot.

Reshma Massarone, a 39-year-old mother of two, was arrested Monday and charged with racketeering/murder-for-hire, according to federal court filings unsealed Tuesday. She agreed to pay $10,000 to have the brother-in-law shot dead, locking it in with a $2,500 down payment sent from a suburban Walgreens, the criminal complaint against her states.

Massarone, née Bhoopersaud, remained detained on a judge’s orders on Tuesday, as a danger to the community. Reached by phone, Massarone’s husband Jeffrey told The Daily Beast, “You have to talk to my lawyer,” before hanging up. Mark Gombiner, Massarone’s court-appointed federal defender, did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.

Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union customers who visit Massarone’s branch webpage are greeted by her headshot, along with the quote, “It is a pleasure assisting the MHV membership while working in Woodstock, the home of renowned artists, unique shops and specialty restaurants.” As of Tuesday afternoon, the page was still live. MHV did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.

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