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Iran Bounty Triggers 25-Year Sentences for Alinejad Plotters

5/29/2026

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Iran offered a $500,000 bounty for the death of journalist Masih Alinejad.
Jonathan Loadholt received a ten-year prison sentence in Manhattan federal court for conspiring to stalk Masih Alinejad and to launder money.
James Barnacle, FBI New York head, said Jonathan Loadholt was recruited by Iran to surveil and assassinate Masih Alinejad.
Two Azerbaijan-born conspirators each received a twenty-five-year prison sentence.

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Iran offered a $500,000 bounty for the death of journalist Masih Alinejad.
Jonathan Loadholt received a ten-year prison sentence in Manhattan federal court for conspiring to stalk Masih Alinejad and to launder money.
James Barnacle, FBI New York head, said Jonathan Loadholt was recruited by Iran to surveil and assassinate Masih Alinejad.
Two Azerbaijan-born conspirators each received a twenty-five-year prison sentence.