The FBI investigated an Iranian-affiliated plot involving Azerbaijani assassins seeking to murder Masih Alinejad, an Iranian dissident, in New York City. A trial revealed evidence including encrypted messages and phone logs demonstrating coordination among the accused. A defendant mentioned a downpayment of $30,000 for the assassination, while another allegedly purchased a weapon with funds from this plot. The scheme ultimately failed when one alleged hitman was arrested before executing the plan, showcasing a complex international conspiracy against Alinejad.
According to an investigation conducted by the FBI, one of the defendants, Rafat Amirov, sent the text message to the other defendant, Polad Omarov, on July 18, 2022, indicating that a downpayment of $30,000 for the murder-for-hire job was ready to be picked up.
Two of the alleged assassins are on trial for plotting, unsuccessfully, to kill the Iranian dissident, Masih Alinejad, in her Brooklyn front yard.
The jury saw encrypted messages and call logs detailing months-long communications about the alleged murder-for-hire plot.
Mr. Mehdiyev testified last week, as the Sun reported, that he used $2,000 of the $ 30,000 to buy an AK-47 with the serial number shaved off.
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