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TRENTON
- Attorney General Stuart Rabner and Criminal
Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced
that a Monmouth County woman who attempted
to hire an undercover state trooper as a
“hit man” to kill her ex-husband
was sentenced today to 10 years in state
prison.
Diane
M. Oakley, 49, of Cream Ridge, was sentenced
to 10 years in state prison by Superior
Court Judge Paul Chaiet in Monmouth County.
Oakley was convicted in October of attempted
murder and conspiracy, both in the first
degree, following a five-day jury trial.
Oakley will be required to serve 85 percent
of her sentence without parole under the
No Early Release Act.
The
Division of Criminal Justice was represented
at the sentencing and at trial by Deputy
Attorney General Christine D’Elia
of the Division of Criminal Justice - Organized
Crime & Racketeering Bureau.
In
2004, Oakley solicited various individuals
for help in locating a “hit man”
to kill her ex-husband, John Oakley, formerly
of Cream Ridge. Oakley initially contacted
an acquaintance seeking assistance in locating
someone to kill her ex-husband. The acquaintance
reported the solicitation to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, which referred
the investigation to the New Jersey State
Police.
On
Nov. 2, 2004, an undercover State Police
detective met with Oakley near her Monmouth
County residence to discuss the “contract.”
Oakley reiterated her request to have her
ex-husband killed and provided $1,000 cash
as a down payment for the murder along with
photographs of the intended victim. Oakley
agreed to pay the undercover detective $25,000
within three weeks of the completed murder
from the proceeds of a $100,000 life insurance
policy. Oakley was arrested on Nov. 16,
2004, as she departed her Cream Ridge residence.
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