An indictment unsealed on Tuesday outlines an alleged Iranian plot to kidnap U.S.-based journalist and Iranian government critic, later identified as Masih Alinejad. This photo shows Alinejad onstage at Tina Brown's 7th Annual Women In The World Summit in New York City on April 7, 2016.to"show some gumption" by taking on the government of Iran after an indictment detailing a plot to kidnap her from the U.S. was unsealed on Tuesday.
announcing the indictment did not name Alinejad, indicating only that the target was a woman who was originally from Iran and is now based in New York.and others that she was the target of the plot. Alinejad said that she knows she will continue to be targeted by Iran before urging President Joe Biden to take action against the country's government to prevent similar plots from taking shape in the future.
A fifth suspect, Niloufar Bahadorifar, allegedly provided financial aid to the group from California. Bahadorifar was arrested on July 1 on conspiracy charges of sanctions violations, bank fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and structuring cash deposits worth approximately $445,000. If convicted on all charges, she could face a combined maximum sentence of 80 years behind bars.
After abducting Alinejad, feds say the kidnappers planned to transport her out of New York using military-style speedboats, with the intention of eventually taking her to Venezuela and then on to Iran. Before planning the U.S. kidnapping, the group allegedly attempted to enlist Alinejad's family members to convince her to travel to a third country where she could be abducted more easily.Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. said in a statement.
Transport her out New York in speedboats, taking her to Venezuela then Iran? Movie plot or game. Please, she ain't that deadly. US-supported org MKO or MEK rather is. Comes in a barrage of US ops. vs. Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti, etc, as Blinken promised in his 1st speech..
sunlorrie Sure, the VP under Obama that sent a plain load of cash to Iran and signed a nonsense nuclear treaty will do that.
Forget it, Biden is appeasing Iran ..
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