US jails man over plot to kill Iranian-American journalist

NEW YORK: A man who admitted to taking part in a plot to kill an Iranian-American journalist who is a prominent critic of Tehran was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Jonathan Loadholt, 37, was arrested in November 2024 and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit stalking and money laundering in the plot targeting Masih Alinejad, who is 49. He and another man, Carlisle Rivera, were charged with accepting $100,000 to kill Alinejad, who lives in the United States.

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Alinejad is one of the most prominent dissident campaigners against Iranian authorities and for years has pushed for the abolition of the obligatory headscarf in Iran under the banner of “MyStealthyFreedom.” She left Iran in 2009

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NEW YORK: A man who admitted to taking part in a plot to kill an Iranian-American journalist who is a prominent critic of Tehran was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison.

Jonathan Loadholt, 37, was arrested in November 2024 and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit stalking and money laundering in the plot targeting Masih Alinejad, who is 49.

US jails man over plot to kill Iranian-American journalist

US jails man over plot to kill Iranian-American journalist

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