Border Patrol chief targeted in alleged murder-for-hire plot focused on Snapchat messages

A federal jury is now weighing a case centered on whether a Chicago man’s Snapchat messages amounted to a genuine murder-for-hire plot targeting a senior U.S. Border Patrol official or were simply reckless talk shared online.

The defense rested Wednesday in the federal trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, who is accused of soliciting the murder of Border Patrol Commander at Large Greg Bovino by offering cash rewards through Snapchat, according to the Associated Press. Espinoza Martinez did not testify.