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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged four Iranian nationals over an alleged plot to kidnap a Brooklyn-based journalist and human rights activist who published material critical of the Iranian government.
A superseding indictment from the U.S. District Court from the Southern District of New York was unsealed Tuesday, revealing charges against an Iranian intelligence official, Alireza Shavaroghi Farahani, as well as “Iranian intelligence assets” Mahmoud Khazein, Kiya Sadeghi and Omid Noori.
Each of the four individuals have been charged with conspiring to kidnap; conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and sanctions against the government of Iran; bank and wire fraud conspiracy; and conspiring to commit money laundering.
Iranian Agents Devised Audacious Plot To Abduct US-Based Journalist: Feds
07/13/21 AT 10:50 PM Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad said Iranian president Hassan Rouhani was involved in the plot to abduct her. Photo: Iranian Presidency / -
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Alinejad is known for her criticism of the current Iranian regime
Four Iranian nationals have been charged by the DOJ, including an Iranian intelligence official
Authorities said the plot was part of a wider plan to get regime-critical individuals to Iran
Four Iranians have been charged by the Department of Justice over an audacious scheme to kidnap a Brooklyn-based human rights activist and journalist who has written works critical of the Iranian regime.