N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Pakistani National With Ties to Iran Indicted on Terrorism Charge in Connection With Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Politicians and Government Officials
September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024
BROOKLYN, New York, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024:
Yesterday, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was filed charging Asif Merchant, also known as "Asif Raza Merchant," with attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries and murder-for-hire as part of a scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil. Law enfor . . .
Yesterday, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was filed charging Asif Merchant, also known as "Asif Raza Merchant," with attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries and murder-for-hire as part of a scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil. Law enfor . . .