An Air National Guardsman was arrested and charged on Thursday after allegedly applying to be a hitman on a parody website, officials say.
Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 21, came across www.rentahitman.com while searching for contract mercenary jobs to support his family, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Tennessee. The website was created in 2005 and used originally to advertise a cyber security startup, but when it failed, it would receive inquiries for hitman services — so its administrator converted it to a parody site with false testimonials from individuals who claimed to have used its services.
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