Florida deputies stage ex-wife’s death to foil murder-for-hire plot

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A Broward County man has been arrested after allegedly trying to hire a hitman to murder his ex-wife, just weeks after he was released from prison.

According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BSO), in January, a confidential informant told detectives that Michael Pine was seeking to hire a hitman to eliminate his ex-wife.

Pine, at the time, was already incarcerated for aggravated stalking, written threats to kill, and insurance fraud involving his ex-wife…

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