Mum who hired a hit man to kill ex boyfriend's girl speaks out

A New Jersey soccer mom sentenced to 10 years
in federal prison for trying to hire a hit man to
murder her romantic rival is now speaking
exclusively to ABC News.
"I was a woman destroyed by emotions and I am
paying for it dearly," wrote Nicole Faccenda in an
email to ABC News.
Faccenda, 45, of Lyndhurst, N.J., is in prison in
West Virginia for soliciting a murder-for-hire in
2011 to kill the new girlfriend of her longtime
boyfriend.
Faccenda was introduced to a man she thought
was a killer in the parking lot of a Mahwah, N.J.,
supermarket. In actuality, he was an undercover
officer with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives -- the ATF. The meeting
was being recorded on hidden cameras. In another
meeting and numerous phone calls, all monitored
by the ATF, she plotted how the hit man would get
rid of the other woman.
Faccenda said she wanted the new girlfriend "gone
to the moon" and that she would "be happiest
when this woman is ... six feet under."
Listening in as NJ Woman Hires a Hit Man
Faccenda was suspicious the hit man might be an
undercover agent, saying she had "watched a lot of
Lifetime movies" and did not want to be a part of
an undercover sting. But she soon handed over a
$2,000 down payment with the promise of another
$18,000 when the woman was dead and she could
go to her funeral. She also provided a picture of
the intended target, along with her address.
As for her ex-boyfriend, she said she didn't want
him killed, but it would be all right for the hit man
to shoot him in the foot. She had less concern for
the other woman's children. If they got in the way,
she said, "Oh well, I'm sorry."
Faccenda was arrested after the week-long ATF
operation. She later pleaded guilty and, in
December 2013, was sentenced to 10 years in
prison.
Faccenda sent several emails to ABC News from
behind bars to share her side of the story for the
first time.
In one email, she wrote, "My message to any
woman who has had her heart broken and has felt
the pain of loss in every bone in her body ... is to
take a deep breath and think before speaking. Your
words are powerful weapons and you will be held
accountable for them and it is definitely not worth
it."
Faccenda also wrote, "I know in my heart that if it
were not for the persistence and constant pressure
from the CI (Confidential Informant) and the ATF
agents wanting to make their case, I would not be
here today. I was at an emotional low point in my
life and they took advantage of that.
She said she accepts full responsibility for her
actions and wishes she could take it all back.
"I thank God every day that no one got hurt from
my careless actions," she wrote. "I will be indebted
to my family and friends for their support. I would
like to apologize to the victim and her family. I am
not -- and have never been -- a violent person. I
was a woman destroyed by emotions and I am
paying for it dearly."