Pine Bush woman sentenced to 9.5 years for murder-for-hire plot

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Reshma Massarone, 40, of Pine Bush, has been sentenced to 9.5 years in prison for attempting to hire a hitman to kill her brother-in-law. Massarone pleaded guilty to murder for hire after offering $10,000 to an undercover investigator, mistakenly believing him to be a hitman. The target was her brother-in-law, who was unaware of the plot while on vacation. The motive behind Massarone's actions remains unclear. Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the attempted murder. "