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FBI Thwarts Iran-Linked Plan To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says FBI Thwarts Iran-Linked Plan To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says
FBI Thwarts Iran-Linked Plan To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says An Iranian operative and two associates living in America have been charged in a murder-for-hire plot targeting United States citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump. Federal authorities have charged Farhad Shakeri, an alleged operative of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with two New York City associates in a plot to assassinate a US citizen critical of the Iranian government.  The case highlights the continued threat posed by Iran’s attempts to silence dissidents and even target top US. officials. According to the Department of Justice criminal complai…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Chinese Nationals Used Newark Business To Avoid N. Korea Sanctions: Feds Chinese Nationals Used Newark Business To Avoid N. Korea Sanctions: Feds
Chinese Nationals Used Newark Business To Avoid N. Korea Sanctions: Feds Four citizens of China used front companies to conceal their business relationships with North Korean businesses that have been sanctioned by the U.S. government for dealing in weapons of mass destruction and other offenses, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. An indictment returned Monday by a federal grand jury in Newark charges Ma Xiaohong; her company, Dandong Hongxiang Industrial Development Co. Ltd.; and three of its top executives – general manager Zhou Jianshu, deputy general manager Hong Jinhua and financial manager Luo Chuanxu – with violating U.S. law, conspiracy an…

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by Paul Milo