Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder

DOJ announces charges in Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump

Justice Department Announces Murder-For-Hire

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[{"selector":"#anim-0af163cd-74dd-4dcb-8c8d-ad3c2ce792e2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2b4dd8c7-7d45-40f1-9183-3dc409fd0d3c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(140.96915%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] On Friday, the Justice Department unveiled an alleged Iranian murder-for-hire plot On Friday, the Justice Department unveiled an alleged Iranian murder-for-hire plot

assassinate Donald Trump, charging a man who claimed he was instructed by a government

official, just before this week’s election, official, just before this week’s election,

to plan the killing of the Republican president-elect. to plan the killing of the Republican president-elect.

According to investigators, Farhad Shakeri, an alleged Iranian According to investigators, Farhad Shakeri, an alleged Iranian

government asset with a history of American imprisonment for robbery, government asset with a history of American imprisonment for robbery,

disclosed the plan to kill Trump. Authorities say Shakeri is part of a network disclosed the plan to kill Trump. Authorities say Shakeri is part of a network

criminal associates allegedly mobilized by Tehran criminal associates allegedly mobilized by Tehran

for surveillance and murder-for-hire operations. for surveillance and murder-for-hire operations.

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