{"id":11440,"date":"2026-05-28T00:08:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11440"},"modified":"2026-05-28T00:08:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:08:51","slug":"nyc-man-hired-by-iranian-regime-to-stalk-and-murder-dissident-journalist-sentenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11440","title":{"rendered":"NYC man hired by Iranian regime to &#8216;stalk and murder&#8217; dissident journalist sentenced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n 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Bass<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cJonathan Loadholt served as a hired gun to stalk, surveil, and ultimately assassinate Masih Alinejad \u2014 a United States citizen \u2014 on behalf of the IRGC,\u201d FBI Assistant Director in Charge James Barnacle Jr., said in a statement. \u201cThe FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force disrupted and arrested him before he could carry out his plan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FBI will squash all attempts to silence critics of oppressive regimes on American soil.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Loadholt, 37, is the second defendant to be sentenced in what the Justice Department described as a \u201cstalk and murder\u201d plot against Alinejad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Carlisle Rivera was sentenced to 15 years in prison in January after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The would-be hitmen were offered 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agreed to kill Ms. Alinejad for money \u2014 out of greed,\u201d Clayton added. \u201cToday\u2019s sentence should be a serious warning to anyone who tries to profit by carrying out the wishes of a hostile foreign regime on United States soil.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Law enforcement agents recovered more than two dozen rounds of ammunition at Loadholt\u2019s residence.  <span class=\"credit\">Department of Justice<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Justice Department announced charges against Loadholt in November 2024 \u2014 the same day it revealed an Iranian effort to recruit hitmen to kill President Trump. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shakeri, who remains at large, is also accused of being directed by the IRGC to orchestrate a plot to assassinate President 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