murder-for-hire plot

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Politics & Government

U.S. charges 3 for alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill Iranian defector in Maryland

2:53pm January 29, 2024

by Ryan Lucas

The indictment unsealed in federal court is at least the third Iran-based murder-for-hire plot prosecuted by the Justice Department since 2022.