DOJ sentences NYC accomplice in Iranian dissident murder-for-hire scheme to 10 years in prison
A New York City accomplice involved in a murder-for-hire scheme targeting Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Alinejad, who fled Iran after the 2009 presidential election, became a U.S. citizen in 2019. The case highlights ongoing threats against dissidents and activists abroad.
- ▪The DOJ sentenced an accomplice in a murder-for-hire plot against Masih Alinejad to 10 years in prison.
- ▪Masih Alinejad is an Iranian journalist who fled Iran after the 2009 presidential election.
- ▪She became a U.S. citizen in 2019 and has been an outspoken critic of the Iranian regime.
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DOJ sentences NYC accomplice in Iranian dissident murder-for-hire scheme to 10 years in prisonMasih Alinejad, the target of the plot, fled Iran following the contentious 2009 presidential election and ensuing protest movement. She became a US citizen in 2019. Follow us on GoogleIranian journalist Masih Alinejad tears a picture of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as she speaks at the United Nations Offices in Geneva, on February 17, 2026.(photo credit: Valentin Flauraud/AFP via Getty Images)
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