Pakistani man with ties to Iran is charged in plot to carry out ...
Aug 7, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil, including potentially of former President Donald Trump. The case disclosed by the Justice Department on Tuesday comes two years after officials disrupted a separate scheme that they said was aimed at ...
U.S. charges Pakistani with alleged Iran ties in murder-for-hire plot ...
Aug 7, 2024 · A Pakistani national with alleged ties to Iran was arrested and charged with plotting a murder-for-hire scheme targeting U.S. government officials and politicians, according to charging...
Pakistani man who allegedly targeted U.S. officials in murder-for …
Sep 11, 2024 · The 46-year-old with alleged ties to Iran "attempt[ed] to kill a person within the United States" who was either "a member of the uniformed services" or "any official" of the U.S. government,...
Pakistani National with Ties to Iran Indicted on Terrorism Charge …
Sep 11, 2024 · Yesterday, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was filed charging Asif Merchant, also known as “Asif Raza Merchant,” with attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries and murder-for-hire as part of a scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil. Law enforcement foiled the plot before any …
Pakistani National with Ties to Iran Charged in Connection with …
Aug 6, 2024 · “This dangerous murder-for-hire plot exposed in today’s complaint allegedly was orchestrated by a Pakistani national with close ties to Iran and is straight out of the Iranian playbook,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Pakistani national with ties to Iran charged in connection to a …
Aug 6, 2024 · The Justice Department has charged a Pakistani man who has alleged ties to the Iranian government with seeking to carry out political assassinations, a case that prompted the US government to ...
US charges man with alleged ties to Iran in foiled assassination plot ...
Aug 6, 2024 · A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in the United States in connection with a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. politician or government officials, the Justice...
US arrests Pakistani national for alleged plot to kill politicians - BBC
Aug 6, 2024 · A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been charged over an alleged plot to assassinate US politicians and officials. FBI director Christopher Wray called the scheme a "dangerous...
Pakistani Man Charged in Alleged Plot to Kill Trump and Other …
Aug 6, 2024 · The Justice Department said on Tuesday that it had charged a Pakistani man who had recently visited Iran with trying to hire a hit man to assassinate political figures in the U.S....
Pakistani man with ties to Iran is charged in plot to carry out ...
Aug 6, 2024 · A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in the United States in connection with a foiled plot to assassinate a US politician or government officials, according to the Department ...