SHE MET A “HITMAN” ON TINDER AND OFFERED HIM $12,000 — BUT THE MAN SHE HIRED WAS ACTUALLY AN INFORMANT

Jaclyn Diiorio, 28, is accused of plotting to have her police-officer ex-boyfriend and his 19-year-old daughter killed in a chilling murder-for-hire scheme

A 28-year-old hairdresser allegedly turned to Tinder to find someone willing to carry out a deadly plot against her former boyfriend and his teenage daughter.

But the plan dramatically unraveled when the man she believed was a hitman was actually working as a confidential informant.

Jaclyn Diiorio has now been federally indicted on two counts of using interstate commerce facilities in an attempt to commission a murder-for-hire, according to prosecutors.

She is accused of targeting her former boyfriend, Philadelphia Police officer Matthew O’Hanlon, 53, and his 19-year-old daughter.

THE TINDER CONNECTION

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

The two allegedly exchanged calls and messages between March 31 and April 3.

During those conversations, Diiorio allegedly told the man she wanted her former boyfriend killed and revealed that he was a police officer.

The pair reportedly met in person at a Wawa in Runnemede, New Jersey, on March 31.

A few days later, investigators say Diiorio met the informant again at a Dollar General.

That’s when she allegedly handed over $500 as a down payment.

THE PRICE OF THE ALLEGED HIT

Prosecutors claim Diiorio had agreed to pay approximately $12,000 — around £9,000 — for the killings.

The money was reportedly to be paid in installments.

But the alleged plan was already falling apart.

The supposed hitman had contacted Camden County detectives and informed them about the alleged plot.

Investigators then alerted the Philadelphia Police Department and the intended target.

No killing took place.

SHE WAS ARRESTED IN APRIL

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

Authorities say they also discovered an unlabeled bottle containing pills suspected of being alprazolam.

She initially faced state charges including attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

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

PROSECUTORS SAY THIS WASN’T HER FIRST ATTEMPT

Perhaps the most disturbing allegation in the case is that investigators believe the Tinder encounter was not Diiorio’s first attempt to arrange the killings.

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

The allegations suggest investigators believe she had been pursuing the plan before meeting the confidential informant.

THE RELATIONSHIP HAD ENDED ONLY WEEKS EARLIER

Prosecutors say Diiorio’s relationship with O’Hanlon had ended approximately one month before she allegedly began arranging the murder-for-hire scheme.

What exactly led to the alleged plot has not been fully established publicly.

Diiorio is currently being held in federal custody ahead of a detention hearing.

Her attorney, Robert Gamburg, has said she will plead not guilty.

The defense has also argued that prosecutors’ case involved entrapment, claiming the informant was motivated by money and that some of his communications with Diiorio were not monitored by detectives at the time.

SHE COULD FACE 20 YEARS

If convicted of the federal charges, Diiorio could face up to 20 years in prison, according to The Irish Sun’s report.

For now, however, the allegations remain just that.

The case has not gone to trial, and Diiorio is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

But the alleged scheme has already produced a bizarre twist worthy of a crime thriller:

A woman allegedly went looking for a hitman on a dating app — only to discover that the man she trusted with the plan was secretly working with police.