Iranian Agents Are Facing Charges For Their Role In A Plot To Kidnap A U.S. Journalist

A fifth person, Niloufar Bahadorifar, is accused of providing financial support since approximately 2015. While she is not charged with participating in the kidnapping conspiracy, Bahadorifar allegedly provided financial services that supported the plot, and was charged with conspiring to violate sanctions against Iran, commit bank and wire fraud, and commit money laundering. She was also charged with structuring cash deposits totaling more than approximately $445,000.