Pakistani National Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot Against US Official

Published on September 12, 2024

A Pakistani national has been charged for an alleged terrorist plot to assassinate a government official on U.S. soil. The Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that law enforcement thwarted the defendant Asif Merchant’s alleged plan before it could be carried out. An indictment against Merchant was filed in federal court on Sept. 10, and he was taken into federal custody. Merchant spent time in Iran before arriving in the United States, where he contacted a person he thought would kill a government official, prosecutors said. That person then became a confidential source, reporting Merchant’s intent to law enforcement, the DOJ said in a statement issued on Sept. 11....

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