Snapchats to informant key to trial for man accused in murder plot against Bovino

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Original Load Date Jan. 21, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 21, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/snapchats-to-informant-key-to-trial-for-man-accused-in-murder-plot-against-bovino/3879487/

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Snapchat messages a Chicago man [ accused ][1] of soliciting the murder of a top [ Border Patrol commander ][2] unknowingly sent to a government informant took center stage Wednesday at the opening day of the man’s federal trial. Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, faces one count of murder-for-hire in the...