Prosecutor says at trial that Iran put $500,000 bounty on head of Iranian-American journalist

Iran placed $500,000 bounty on journalist in murder-for-hire, prosecutors say

Prosecutors said Iran placed a $500,000 bounty on journalist Masih Alinejad, funding a murder plot that was thwarted by law enforcement. The trial involves two Russian mobsters accused of organizing the attack. Alinejad, a well-known activist, testified that she faced threats after encouraging Iranian women to defy hijab laws through online campaigns. The jury is set to begin deliberations after closing arguments, while a high-ranking Iranian mi…

Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to assassinate Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad in NYC

A jury has convicted two men of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City. Prosecutors say it involved a murder-for-hire scheme financed by the Iranian government.

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Prosecutor says Iran put bounty on head of Masih Alinejad

The government of Iran put a $500,000 bounty on the head of an outspoken Iranian-American journalist to fund an assassination plot to silence her, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at the closing of a murder-for-hire trial. The purported hitman was arrested in July 2022 before he could kill journalist Masih Alinejad, leading to a trial of two Russian mobsters who organized the murder plot, Assistant US Attorney Michael Lockard told a Manhattan …

Prosecutor says at trial that Iran put $500,000 bounty on head of Iranian-American journalist

A prosecutor has told a jury at a murder-for-hire trial that the Iranian government put a $500,000 bounty on the head of an outspoken Iranian-American journalist.