N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Pakistani National With Ties to Iran Charged in Connection With Foiled Plot to Assassinate a Politician or U.S. Government Officials
August 08, 2024
August 08, 2024
BROOKLYN, New York, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024:
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a complaint was unsealed charging Asif Merchant, also known as "Asif Raza Merchant," 46, with murder-for-hire as part of a scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government officials on U.S. soil. Law enforcement foiled the charged plot before any attack could be carried out. M . . .
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a complaint was unsealed charging Asif Merchant, also known as "Asif Raza Merchant," 46, with murder-for-hire as part of a scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government officials on U.S. soil. Law enforcement foiled the charged plot before any attack could be carried out. M . . .