Feds: New Rochelle Man, 31, Tried to Hire Hitman

New Rochelle resident Alejandro Valdovinos-Diaz, 31, was indicted this week in federal court on charges he tried to hire a hitman to kill a Texas man, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Valdovinos-Diaz is alleged to have had an affair with the man’s wife, and fearing that the man might try to kill him over the tryst, Valdovinos-Diaz tried to hire someone to kill the man first.

That “hitman,” however, turned out to be an undercover FBI agent, reports The Journal News.

Valdovinos-Diaz is alleged to have offered $6,000 for the job, for which he paid half in January and was promptly arrested.

His arraignment is scheduled for Monday in federal court in White Plains.

Click here to read the full story on The Journal News website.

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