Federal judge sentences man to 10 years in plot to kill Iranian American writer
Prosecutors said Iran directed the plot to silence Masih Alinejad, and the FBI arrested Loadholt before any attack could occur, officials said.
- A federal judge sentenced Jonathan Loadholt to 10 years in prison for conspiring to stalk and kill Iranian American writer Masih Alinejad on behalf of the Iranian government.
- The FBI arrested Loadholt before he could carry out the assassination, as he was tasked by Iran to surveil and eventually kill Alinejad for exposing the regime's human rights abuses.
- Alinejad, an author and activist who encourages Iranian women's freedom of expression, became a U.S. citizen in 2019 after leaving Iran in 2009.
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DOJ sentences NYC accomplice in Iranian dissident murder-for-hire scheme to 10 years in prison
Masih Alinejad, the target of the plot, fled Iran following the contentious 2009 presidential election and ensuing protest movement. She became a US citizen in 2019.
NY man sentenced to 10 years for role in Iran-backed plot to kill Iranian-American journalist
Jonathan Loadholt, 37, of Staten Island, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for his role in an Iranian-backed plot to assassinate Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.Loadholt pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit stalking and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He is the second defendant sentenced in the case after Carlisle Rivera, who received a 15-year prison term in January.Federal prosecutors said Loadho…
NYC man hired by Iran to murder human rights activist Masih Alinejad sentenced to 10 years in prison
Jonathan Loadholt was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in an Iranian-directed plot to stalk and murder journalist and human rights activist Masih Alinejad on US soil.
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