Rivera, a 49-year-old welder from Brooklyn, New York, was allegedly introduced into the plot by Farhad Shakeri, a intermediary for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Shakeri had supposedly employed Rivera to surveil Alinejad, however the plan shifted to focus on Trump.
Alinejad, a vocal critic of Iran, was shocked by the information, stating: “I do know the character of the Islamic Republic, to kill anybody who dares to problem them, who criticized the Islamic ideology.”
The FBI found incriminating proof, together with assault rifles, throughout a search warrant. Rivera, Loadholt, and Shakeri allegedly shared messages and images as a part of their surveillance actions.
In keeping with a latest report, they exchanged texts and voice messages detailing plans to assassinate Alinejad and later Trump.
Shakeri, who’s now hiding in Tehran, allegedly orchestrated the assassination plots.