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From The Hill: The U.S. is offering a reward of up to $20 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of an Iranian man accused of plotting to assassinate former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton.
The Department of Justice alleges Shahram Poursafi, a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), tried to hire people to assassinate Bolton, a former top official in the Trump White House, between October 2021 and April 2022 in Washington and Maryland in exchange for $300,000.
The U.S. charged Poursafi on Aug. 5, 2022, accusing him of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot and providing material support for a transnational murder plot. The Treasury Department designated him as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” in June of last year. He remains at large.
“Poursafi told the potential assassin – who actually became a confidential source for U.S. investigators – that once he completed the Bolton murder he would have a second assassination job for him,” the State Department press office said in a release Thursday.
The announcement of the reward comes days after the Trump campaign said the ex-president was briefed by intelligence officials about Iran’s alleged assassination threats against him. A Pakistan national with ties to the Iranian government was charged with one count in early August for plotting to conduct a political assassination in the U.S.
The FBI Washington Field Office announced, “Shahram Poursafi, aka Shahin Pourbakhsh, is wanted by the #FBI for allegedly attempting to arrange the murder of former National Security Advisor John Bolton. @RFJ_USA is offering a reward of up to $20 million for information that leads to his arrest.”
Shahram Poursafi, aka Shahin Pourbakhsh, is wanted by the #FBI for allegedly attempting to arrange the murder of former National Security Advisor John Bolton. @RFJ_USA is offering a reward of up to $20 million for information that leads to his arrest. https://t.co/K0eSmDJGZ2 pic.twitter.com/GbNSpve2sS
— FBI Washington Field (@FBIWFO) September 26, 2024
.@StateDept @RFJ_USA offering up to $20 million for IRGC member accused of trying to hire someone to murder John Bolton: https://t.co/fZakWiFQ2x pic.twitter.com/4h6rik41NN
— AJ Vicens (@AJVicens) September 26, 2024
Shahram Poursafi tried to arrange the assassination of a U.S. official.
U.S. authorities charged him for his plot.
Help us bring him to justice.
Send us your info on Shahram Poursafi or his activities. It could make you eligible for a reward and relocation. pic.twitter.com/zvlxYGC3k4
— Rewards for Justice (@RFJ_USA) September 26, 2024
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