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Mohammad Reza Sadeghnia

Man who targeted Iran critics skips LA court date

AP: Mohammad Reza Sadeghnia, a purported Iranian government agent who pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hitman to kill a broadcaster critical of the Iranian regime, is a fugitive from justice after missing a Los Angeles court date. [Also see: Sadeghnia mentioned in U.S. embassy cable released by WikiLeaks]

Sadeghnia, 43, was granted permission to travel to his native Iran earlier this fall to visit his ailing father and apparently never returned. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest after he failed to appear at Tuesday's hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court, deputy district attorney Ron Goudy said.

Sadeghnia's name appears among the trove of U.S. government documents recently posted by the WikiLeaks website. A confidential Jan. 21 diplomatic cable from the U.S. Embassy in London says Sadeghnia admitted being an Iranian agent and conducting surveillance on two anti-Iranian government broadcasters — London-based Voice of America commentator Reza Nourizadeh and Jamshid Sharmahd, who runs Los Angeles-based radio programming for opposition group Tondar.

Sadeghnia, who lived for years in Ann Arbor, Mich., was arrested in July 2009 by police at a hotel near the Los Angeles airport. Prosecutors say he tried to hire a hitman to kill Sharmahd for $32,000. The man rejected the offer, police said, and agreed to testify against Sadeghnia, who pleaded guilty >>>

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yolanda

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by yolanda on Tue Dec 07, 2010 06:25 AM PST

Hi Escape,

    I was not referring to you.....just don't want to see people get killed...

Thanks,


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Escape

Yolanda

by Escape on Tue Dec 07, 2010 02:57 AM PST

I'm not sure but are you referring to me? I think you said you thought I was another commenter before.Due to similiar views I am sure,really you should cut down on the liberalism.I would never use my real name here and never have,my name is Escape.


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yolanda

....

by yolanda on Fri Dec 03, 2010 09:35 AM PST

It is not a good idea to use your real name here!

 


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tehran e Azad

END

by tehran e Azad on Fri Dec 03, 2010 08:29 AM PST

There is absolutely no surprise that IRI has hitmen all over the world !   similarly  they have payed puppets on every iranian site to do their propaganda.

 

 

 

 


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asadabad

@onlyIran

by asadabad on Fri Dec 03, 2010 08:18 AM PST

Do you know what impeachment means?

It just means to accuse someone of wrongdoing.  I think you mean resign?


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Escape

The Big story here was this was No story

by Escape on Fri Dec 03, 2010 08:06 AM PST

At least he got nothing done but raised awareness and most likely won't be back.Americans won't have to pay for jailing him.What is infuriating is the press (even fox news)was hiding this story,because it would have raised awareness.These half brained liberal journalist's controlling the newswires are really up to no good and cannot be trusted.

I've been very upset since the Wars they have had an agenda of what they think is best for the America to know and think.You can't trust a thing they say but sometimes they reveal the truth with their own incompetance.


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Onlyiran

The idiot judge who released this terrorist on bond

by Onlyiran on Fri Dec 03, 2010 07:37 AM PST

The idiot judge who released this terrorist on bond AND gave him permission to travel should be impeached!!


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mahmoudg

IRI apologists at it again on this site

by mahmoudg on Fri Dec 03, 2010 07:26 AM PST

see how they are defending this man.  Perhaps any one of them could be him. NO!!!!


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Tavana

Hit Man???

by Tavana on Fri Dec 03, 2010 06:56 AM PST

A big laugh. The report does not even say what charges he pled guilty to. A year in jail? Skipping probation? More laughs. Nourizadeh as a threat to IRI? Even more laughs. The real IRI agents like NIAC, NP, SP, etc. are rather heating!! us all up by hitting!! IC 7/24 with their ever "enlightenings" discharges!!


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rtayebi1

that is

by rtayebi1 on Fri Dec 03, 2010 07:02 AM PST

exactly  what I was thinking.


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G. Rahmanian

How Come?

by G. Rahmanian on Fri Dec 03, 2010 06:26 AM PST

Simple: Exchange of POW!!!


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choghok

Must agree with Tahgerd

by choghok on Fri Dec 03, 2010 06:03 AM PST

I usually do not agree with Tahgerde piyaz since he is very "ahmaghinejad" in his retorics, but I agree that whole this issue a bit bizarre, how can a person that is planning to commit a terrorist act on behalf of IRI be given the chance to flee the country? And why would Americans hide the story?


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Sargord Pirouz

This whole thing is bizarre.

by Sargord Pirouz on Fri Dec 03, 2010 05:21 AM PST

This whole thing is bizarre. Approaching a stranger as a hit man (probably in a bar)? Gimme a break. 

Notice the FBI didn't take it seriously.

The guy couldn't hold his liquor at the bar and said a bunch of stupid things.

He skipped probation, is what he's done. Obviously, authorities weren't concerned about him being among the public. 

Skipping probation was another stupid thing this stupid person has done. End of story.


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comrade

Haji Enigma

by comrade on Fri Dec 03, 2010 05:12 AM PST

Why and how IRI would consider Mr.Nourizadeh as an opposition baffles me, big time.

Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.

 


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Fred

Not to worry

by Fred on Fri Dec 03, 2010 04:50 AM PST

Not to worry, Islamist Rapist Republic has a solid record in sending its hit-men and other assorted indicted criminals back to face justice in the sane world.

There is a long list of them waiting to book a flight to appropriate legal jurisdictions like Argentina, America, France, England …


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