WOMAN, 28, ‘HIRED TINDER HITMAN’ TO KILL EX-BOYFRIEND AND HIS DAUGHTER — BUT THE ‘KILLER’ WAS AN INFORMANT

Jaclyn Diiorio allegedly offered around $12,000 for the killings of her former boyfriend and his 19-year-old daughter before the plot unraveled

A New Jersey hairdresser is facing federal charges after allegedly attempting to hire a hitman she met on Tinder to kill her former boyfriend and his teenage daughter.

Jaclyn Diiorio, 28, is accused of plotting to have her 53-year-old ex-boyfriend, Philadelphia police officer Matthew O’Hanlon, and his 19-year-old daughter killed.

But the alleged plan took a dramatic turn when the man she believed was a contract killer was actually a confidential informant working with investigators.

Diiorio was indicted Wednesday on two federal counts alleging the use of interstate commerce facilities in an attempt to commission a murder-for-hire.

THE TINDER CONNECTION

According to prosecutors, the alleged plot began after Diiorio connected with the supposed hitman through Tinder.

Authorities say the pair exchanged phone calls and messages between March 31 and April 3.

During those conversations, Diiorio allegedly said she wanted her former boyfriend killed and identified him as a police officer.

Investigators say the pair also met in person at a Wawa convenience store in Runnemede, New Jersey.

The alleged arrangement then moved forward.

A $500 DOWN PAYMENT

Authorities allege Diiorio met the informant again at a Dollar General store on April 4.

She allegedly handed over $500 as an initial payment toward the planned killings.

Prosecutors say she had promised to pay approximately $12,000 — around £9,000 — in installments for the murders of O’Hanlon and his daughter.

But the person she believed was willing to carry out the plot had already alerted Camden County detectives.

Investigators then contacted the Philadelphia Police Department and warned the intended target about the alleged scheme.

THE PLOT FALLS APART

Diiorio was arrested in Gloucester Township in April by members of the local police department’s Special Response Team.

Police said they also found an unlabeled bottle containing pills suspected to be alprazolam during the arrest.

She was initially charged at the state level with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

Those charges were later dismissed after federal authorities took over the case.

She is now being held in federal custody while awaiting further proceedings.

PROSECUTORS CLAIM THIS WASN’T HER FIRST ATTEMPT

The allegations became even more disturbing when investigators claimed Diiorio had previously been deceived by people who told her they had carried out similar killings.

According to prosecutors, she allegedly told the informant that other people had previously provided her with fake photographs supposedly showing that contract killings had been completed.

Authorities also allege that Diiorio and O’Hanlon’s relationship had ended roughly a month before she allegedly began arranging the new plot.

HER LAWYER SAYS SHE WILL PLEAD NOT GUILTY

Diiorio’s attorney, Robert Gamburg, has said his client will plead not guilty.

Before the federal indictment, Gamburg argued that the state case relied on evidence obtained through entrapment.

He also questioned the conduct of the confidential informant, alleging that the informant had financial motives for providing information to authorities.

The defense has further argued that communications between the informant and Diiorio were not continuously monitored by detectives during the period leading up to her arrest.

Those claims will now be considered as the federal case moves forward.

FACING UP TO 20 YEARS

Diiorio is scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate judge for a detention hearing.

If convicted on the federal charges, she could face up to 20 years in prison.

For now, the allegations remain unproven in court, and Diiorio is presumed innocent unless and until she is found guilty.

What began with a connection on a dating app allegedly evolved into a planned double killing — only for the person she believed would carry it out to secretly be working with investigators.