Spanish police have arrested a man whom they suspect hired a contract killer to murder his boss in a desperate bid to avoid being laid off, newspaper El Pais reported on Tuesday.

西班牙警方已逮捕一名男子，他们怀疑他买凶谋杀老板，不顾一切的避免遭到资遣，报纸“国家报”周二报导说。

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He had a contract worth $40 million, but Hernandez was arrested in 2013 and convicted yesterday for the murder of his one time friend, Odin Lloyd.

他与该球队签订了高达4000万美元的合同，但是他在2013年被捕，昨天被裁定谋杀其一位朋友Odin Lloyd。

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The newspaper reports that investigators are examining whether former Officer David Mack conspired with Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight to arrange the contract murder of the 24-year-old rapper whose real name was Christopher Wallace.

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Politicians say the murder bore all the hallmarks of a contract killing.

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