Two Eastern European Organized Crime Leaders Convicted of Murder for Hire Targeting U.S.-Based Journalist on Behalf of Iranian Government
March 21, 2025
March 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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Two Eastern European Organized Crime Leaders Convicted of Murder for Hire Targeting U.S.-Based Journalist on Behalf of Iranian Government
Iranian Government Hired Polad Omarov and Rafat Amirov to Kill Masih Alinejad in Exchange for $500,000
A federal jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday on all five counts in the superseding indictment against Rafa . . .
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Two Eastern European Organized Crime Leaders Convicted of Murder for Hire Targeting U.S.-Based Journalist on Behalf of Iranian Government
Iranian Government Hired Polad Omarov and Rafat Amirov to Kill Masih Alinejad in Exchange for $500,000
A federal jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday on all five counts in the superseding indictment against Rafa . . .