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A Las Cruces man who pleaded guilty to hiring a hitman to kill his girlfriend’s mother received a ten-year sentence this month.
Leif Hayman pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hitman from the website RentAHitman.com in February 2024. Court records state that Hayman enlisted the services of a hitman between April 10, 2022, and continuing through May 11, 2022.
The hitman arrived at Hayman’s house and agreed to the murder for $200, court records show.
However, the hitman was an undercover federal agent.
A federal judge handed down the ten-year sentence on September 6. After his prison sentence, Hayman will also be subject to three years of supervised release.
