Justice Dept.: Pakistani National With Ties to Iran Charged in Connection With Foiled Plot to Assassinate a Politician or U.S. Government Official
August 07, 2024
August 07, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024:
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The Defendant Allegedly Traveled to New York City to Hire Hitmen to Murder a Politician or U.S. Government Official on U.S. Soil
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Earlier today, a complaint was unsealed in Brooklyn charging Asif Merchant, also known as Asif Raza Merchant, 46, with murder-for-hire as part of an alleged scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. gov . . .
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The Defendant Allegedly Traveled to New York City to Hire Hitmen to Murder a Politician or U.S. Government Official on U.S. Soil
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Earlier today, a complaint was unsealed in Brooklyn charging Asif Merchant, also known as Asif Raza Merchant, 46, with murder-for-hire as part of an alleged scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. gov . . .