Andrew Silicani , 23 , of Cheyenne , Wyoming , pleaded guilty on Monday to trying to hire a hit man to kill his mother and stepfather . He was sentenced in federal court in Denver by U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby who said he had been motivated by the desire for revenge against his parents after they refused to let him marry their daughter.
Andrew Silicani , 23 , of Cheyenne , Wyoming , pleaded guilty on Monday to trying to hire a hit man to kill his mother and stepfather . The prison inmate had wanted to collect their life insurance money and inherit their house . Silicani , who was serving a five- to seven-year sentence at the state prison in Rawlins , now faces up to 40 years at sentencing this summer . Silicani told the judge he regarded his actions as ' a big error in judgment — I 'd take it back if I could '