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A Michigan woman faces 30 years in prison for several charges, including intent to commit murder resulting from her attempt to hire someone to kill her lover’s wife. Authorities say Anne Marie Linscott, 49, used the popular site Craigslist to recruit a hit man. Respondents to her advertisement of a “freelance position” were told she was looking for “silent assassins” and asked to “eradicate” the victim for $5000.

She also provided personal info on the victim such as name, age, and place of employment. Linscott met her lover, identified only as Duane, when she took an online course several years ago. As part of a deal made between Linscott and the government, prosecutors dropped charges that she had left an explosive device outside the victim’s home in April of 2007. Sentencing has not yet been scheduled.

This is not the first time Craigslist has made the news. Earlier this month, police in Rye Brook, NY used the service to conduct a prostitution ring, leading to a half dozen arrests, and last month an Oregon man lost everything he owned after someone posted an ad on the site offering the contents of his home for free. Scams involving Craigslist seem to be increasing at the same time as the site’s overall value. In fact according to a report by researcher Classic Intelligence Craigslist is poised to make over $80 million in revenue this year. So far there has been no comment from Craigslist regarding this latest misuse of the site.

Read [Reuters]