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Florida woman used PPP loan to hire hit man to kill young mother in front of her daughter, police say

A Florida woman is accused of using some of her Covid-19 relief loan to hire a hit man to kill another woman, police said.

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A Florida woman is accused of using some of her Covid-19 relief loan to hire a hit man to kill another woman, police said.

Highlights

  • Le’Shonte Jones, 24, was shot multiple times on May 3 as she walked home with her 3-year-old daughter.
  • Suspect Jasmine Martinez is accused of using some of her Covid-19 relief loan to hire a hit man to kill Jones, police say.
  • She is alleged to have withdrawn about $10,000 from a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan she received for a single-employment beauty salon.
  • Jones testified against her ex-boyfriend, who is now in jail on charges related to the alleged murder of her daughter, the warrant says.
  • The warrant alleges that she used the money to pay the hit man for the crime.