Chicago Jury Acquits Man in Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot Targeting Border Patrol Chief
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A Chicago jury found Juan Espinoza Martinez not guilty of a murder-for-hire charge after prosecutors alleged he posted a $10,000 bounty to kill border patrol official Gregory Bovino on Snapchat; defense argued the messages were gossip with no intent to act. The acquittal, amid a broader wave of failed immigration-enforcement prosecutions, highlighted questions about the government’s case and the crackdown.
- Trump administration loses lawsuit against man accused of plot to murder Greg Bovino The Guardian
- Chicago Jury Acquits Immigrant Accused in Bovino Murder-for-Hire Trial The New York Times
- Verdict reached: Chicago man Juan Espinoza-Martinez, accused of putting hit on Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino, not guilty abc7chicago.com
- Chicago Man Acquitted of Murder-for-Hire Charge in Plot Allegedly Targeting Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino news.wttw.com
- Jury finds Chicago man not guilty of circulating $10K bounty on life of top Border Patrol leader Bovino NBC News
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