A California woman who admitted unwittingly funding a plot to kidnap an outspoken U.S.-based opponent of Iran's regime has been sentenced to four years in prison
Masih Alinejad, an outspoken U.S.-based opponent of Iran's regime, is interviewed outside Manhattan federal court, Friday, April 7, 2023, in New York, after speaking at the sentencing of a California woman who pleaded guilty to a charge that she had an unwitting role in a foiled plot to kidnap Alinejad and take her back to Tehran. NEW YORK — — An Iranian opposition activist who U.S.
Abrams did just that, announcing a four-year prison term after agreeing with prosecutors who urged her to impose a sentence between 46 and 57 months behind bars. She said she wanted to deter others who might aid the Iranian government in the targeting of individuals in the United States. She is a prominent figure on Farsi-language satellite channels abroad that critically view Iran and has worked as a contractor for U.S.-funded Voice of America’s Farsi-language network since 2015. She became a U.S. citizen in October 2019.
Last summer, police arrested a man armed with a loaded assault-style rifle and dozens of rounds of ammunition near her Brooklyn home. Alinejad said a home security video had recorded the man outside her front door. An Iranian intelligence officer and others were charged in New York in 2021 with trying to kidnap Alinejad. The Iranian officials have denied the charge.
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