#fbi-undercover-operation

[ follow ]
#assassination-plot #political-violence #iran-backed-assassination-plot #2024-presidential-campaign-threat
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

Man convicted in U.S. political assassination plot he tied to Iranian paramilitary

Asif Merchant acknowledged in a U.S. court that he sought to put an assassination in motion during the 2024 presidential campaign - a plot that was quickly disrupted by American investigators before it had a chance to proceed. A jury in Brooklyn convicted Merchant on terrorism and murder for hire charges.
World news
#assassination-plot
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago
World news

Defendant claims Iran forced him into murder-for-hire plot | amNewYork

Pakistani national Asif Merchant admitted to attempting to hire hit men to assassinate a U.S. political figure on behalf of Iranian intelligence, but his defense argues he never believed the plan would succeed.
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago
Washington DC

Murder-for-hire plot had ties to Iranian Revolutionary Guards, FBI witness says | amNewYork

A Pakistani national was arrested for allegedly plotting to hire hit men to assassinate a U.S. political target, funded by his cousin working for Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
World news
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Defendant claims Iran forced him into murder-for-hire plot | amNewYork

Pakistani national Asif Merchant admitted to attempting to hire hit men to assassinate a U.S. political figure on behalf of Iranian intelligence, but his defense argues he never believed the plan would succeed.
Washington DC
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Murder-for-hire plot had ties to Iranian Revolutionary Guards, FBI witness says | amNewYork

A Pakistani national was arrested for allegedly plotting to hire hit men to assassinate a U.S. political target, funded by his cousin working for Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
more#assassination-plot
US politics
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

Man on trial in assassination plot says possible targets included Trump, Biden, Haley

A Pakistani businessman was arrested for attempting to hire hit men to assassinate U.S. politicians including Trump, Biden, and Nikki Haley on behalf of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, claiming family threats forced his actions.
US politics
fromJezebel
5 months ago

Tom Homan Swears He Did NOT Commit Any Crimes by Taking $50,000 Cash in a Cava Bag

The Justice Department closed an investigation into Tom Homan over an alleged $50,000 brown-bag payment recorded by undercover FBI agents.
[ Load more ]