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Carlisle Rivera was sentenced for conspiring in an Iran-directed plot involving surveillance and a $100,000 bounty to kill dissident journalist Masih Alinejad.
- A man named Carlisle Rivera was sentenced to 15 years in prison for plotting to kill journalist Masih Alinejad on behalf of Tehran, citing his actions as causing 'great harm' to her and her family.
- Alinejad described how the assassination plots forced her and her husband to limit their interactions with their children while evading threats from Iran.
- Prosecutors explained that Rivera participated in a failed murder-for-hire scheme against Alinejad, who fled Iran in 2009, due to her activism against Iran's laws.
- Alinejad urged that the U.S. needs to protect its citizens from such threats originating from foreign authoritarian regimes.
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Man gets 15 yrs in jail for plot to kill Iranian American journalist
New York: A federal judge gave a would-be assassin the maximum 15 years in prison Wednesday, January 28, for plotting to kill an Iranian American writer on behalf of Tehran after hearing the woman who was targeted describe multiple attempts on her life as threats against all Americans. Judge Lewis J Liman said Carlisle Rivera’s written conversations as he plotted to kill journalist and human rights advocate Masih Alinejad in Brooklyn in 2024 wer…
Man sentenced to 15 years for plot to assassinate Iranian American journalist
A federal judge gave a man would-be assassin the maximum 15 years in prison Wednesday for plotting to kill an Iranian American writer on behalf of Tehran after hearing the woman who was targeted describe multiple attempts on her life as threats against all Americans.
Maximum Sentence for Plotting Assassination: Voices Against Intimidation
Carlisle Rivera received a 15-year prison sentence for plotting to assassinate Iranian American writer Masih Alinejad on Tehran's behalf. Alinejad emphasized the attack represents a broader threat to Americans and called for government action against aggressive international adversaries, stressing her advocacy is solely for women's rights, not violence.
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Man sentenced to 15 years for assassination plot against Iranian American journalist
A federal judge has given a would-be assassin the maximum 15 years in prison for plotting to kill an Iranian American writer on behalf of Tehran. Judge Lewis J.
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