{"id":2366326,"date":"2024-11-08T20:15:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T01:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-announces-murder-for-hire-charges-in-iranian-plot-to-kill-donald-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T20:34:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T01:34:47","slug":"doj-announces-murder-for-hire-charges-in-iranian-plot-to-kill-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-announces-murder-for-hire-charges-in-iranian-plot-to-kill-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Announces Murder-for-Hire Charges in Iranian Plot to Kill Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-announces-murder-for-hire-charges-in-iranian-plot-to-kill-donald-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366326&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Three individuals have been charged in connection with an Iranian-backed murder-for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-prosecutors-indict-11-gang-members-with-slew-of-charges\/\" title=\"Baltimore prosecutors indict 11 gang members with slew of charges\">-hire plot<\/a> that allegedly included plans to assassinate former President\u200c Donald Trump. The suspects are Farhad Shakeri, 51, of Iran, and two New Yorkers, Carlisle Rivera, 49, \u200band Jonathon Loadholt, 36.\u2062 The \u2062Justice Department&#8217;s\u2063 charges\u200c reveal that Shakeri, who had previously\u200d lived\u2063 in the U.S. and had been deported after a robbery\u200d conviction, recruited Rivera and\u200b Loadholt to kill an American journalist of Iranian descent. Shakeri was reportedly in contact with Iranian officials who \u2064directed him\u200d to surveil and potentially kill Trump, indicating\u2063 they believed he would be more vulnerable when he lost the election. The complaint also states that the suspects had been surveilling the journalist, who has previously been targeted by Iran. Furthermore,\u200d Iran wanted to target Jewish \u200dAmericans in New York and \u200bIsraeli\u200b tourists abroad. Following the arrests \u200cof Rivera and Loadholt, President \u200cTrump&#8217;s campaign \u2064praised \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a>\u2019s intervention to thwart the alleged assassination plots against him and others.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three people were charged Friday in connection with Iranian-backed murder-for-hire efforts that included assassinating President-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farhad Shakeri, 51, of Iran; Carlisle Rivera, also known as Pop, 49, of Brooklyn, New York; and Jonathon Loadholt, 36, of Staten Island, New York, were charged with murder-for-hire in the case, according to a Justice Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-murder-hire-and-related-charges-against-irgc-asset-and-two\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emergency-wisconsin-lawsuit-to-stop-certification-challenges-nearly-160000-votes\/\" title=\"Emergency Wisconsin Lawsuit To Stop Certification Challenges Nearly 160,000 Votes\">news release<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rivera and Loadholt appeared in court Friday after being arrested Thursday in New York. Shakeri remains in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As outlined by the Justice Department, Shakeri was working for Iran when he recruited Rivera and Loadholt to kill an American citizen of Iranian ancestry. &nbsp;Shakeri had American connections because he lived in the United States and was deported in 2008 after serving 14 years in prison after a robbery conviction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/media\/1376516\/dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminal complaint<\/a> against the suspects said that in September, Shakeri spoke with the FBI as part of a deal in which Shakeri sought a reduced sentence for a federal prison.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The complaint said that in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jaw-dropping-security-trump-event-already-beefed-thanks-iran-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian officials<\/a> told Shakeri they had a more urgent mission for him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Also according to Shakeri, in approximately mid-to-late September 2024, IRGC Official-I asked Shakeri to put aside his other efforts on behalf of the IRGC and focus on surveilling, and, ultimately, assassinating, former President of the United States, Donald J. Trump (&lsquo;Victim-4&rsquo; herein),&rdquo; the criminal complaint said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Shakeri indicated to IRGC Official-I that this would cost a &lsquo;huge&rsquo; amount of money. In response, IRGC Official-I said that &lsquo;we have already spent a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/salazar-slams-biden-harris-administration-for-fema-financial-woes-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Salazar slams Biden-Harris administration for FEMA financial woes - Washington Examiner\">money &#038;hellip<\/a>; [s]o the money&rsquo;s not an issue,&rsquo; which Shakeri understood to mean that the IRGC previously had spent a significant sum of money on efforts to murder Victim-4 and was willing to continue spending a lot of money in its attempt to procure Victim-4&rsquo;s assassination,&rdquo; the complaint continued.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The complaint said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-iran-executes-us-resident-apparent-retaliation-israeli-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran<\/a> expected Trump to lose the election, and that after losing, he might be more vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;According to Shakeri, during his meeting with IRGC Official-I on or about October 7, 2024, IRGC Official-I directed Shakeri to provide a plan within seven days to kill Victim-4,&rdquo; the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;If Shakeri was unable to put forth a plan within that timeframe, IRGC Official-I continued, the IRGC would pause its plan to kill Victim-4 until after the U.S. Presidential elections, because IRGC Official-I assessed that Victim-4 would lose the election and, afterward, it would be easier to assassinate Victim-4,&rdquo; the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;During the interview, Shakeri claimed to the FBI that he did not intend to propose a plan to murder Victim-4 within the timeframe set by IRGC Official-I,&rdquo; the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The release said that the suspects spent months surveilling their initial target, an American journalist of Iranian origin described as &ldquo;an outspoken critic of the Iranian regime.&rdquo; That journalist &ldquo;has been the target of multiple prior plots for kidnapping and\/or murder directed by the Government of Iran,&rdquo; according to the news release.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iran also wanted Shakeri to help it kill two Jewish Americans living in New York City, the release said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shakeri was also given the mission of targeting Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka, the release said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;President Trump thanks the brave men and women of law enforcement for foiling this terrible plot by the terror regime in Iran,&rdquo; Steven Cheung, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/malicious-iranian-actors-tried-give-info-stolen-trump-campaign-bidens-team-fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump campaign<\/a> representative, said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/11\/08\/donald-trump-thwarted-iranian-conspiracy-charges\/76131089007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Swift and decisive action of our authorities is vital to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">deter future nefarious attempts<\/a> to harm our country,&rdquo; 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The accused are Farhad Shakeri, 51, from Iran; Carlisle Rivera, also known as Pop, 49, from Brooklyn; and Jonathon Loadholt, 36, from Staten Island. According to a Justice Department announcement, Rivera and Loadholt appeared in court after being arrested the previous day in New York. Shakeri remains in Iran. The Justice Department&#8217;s report states that Shakeri recruited Rivera and Loadholt to kill an American citizen of Iranian descent while he was working for Iran. Having lived in the U.S., Shakeri was deported in 2008 after serving time for robbery. In September, he communicated with the FBI regarding a plea deal for a reduced sentence when Iranian officials tasked him with surveilling and ultimately assassinating Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2366328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Iran-Trump-plot-.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4035,7076,32319,3823,44656],"class_list":["post-2366326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-charges","tag-doj","tag-donald-trump","tag-iran","tag-murder-for-hire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Iran-Trump-plot-.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366326"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366332,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366326\/revisions\/2366332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}