The Brief
- A North Carolina man was sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison Monday for attempting to pay an individual to kill two people in Philadelphia.
- Xin Guang Guo, 48, pleaded guilty in April to two counts of using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder-for-hire.
- In monitored phone calls, Guo negotiated a $30,000 contract to pay $15,000 for each death, investigators said.
PHILADELPHIA – A North Carolina man was sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison Monday for attempting to pay an individual to kill two people residing in the Philadelphia area.
What we know:
Xin Guang Guo, 48, of Plymouth, North Carolina, was sentenced to 188 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. …