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United States v. Carlisle Rivera and 2 others

Status: Carlisle Rivera: Sentenced, May 27, 2026; Farhad Shakeri: Charged, November 8, 2024; Jonathan Loadholt: Sentenced, May 27, 2026

District: Southern District of New York
Docket number: Not matched
Group named in DOJ releases: IRGC
Statutes: 18 U.S.C. § 1956; 18 U.S.C. § 1958; 18 U.S.C. § 2339B; 50 U.S.C. § 1705
First DOJ release: November 7, 2024

Primary Sources

U.S. Attorney Announces Murder-For-Hire And Related Charges Against IRGC Asset And Two Local Operatives, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, November 7, 2024
Justice Department Announces Murder-For-Hire and Related Charges Against IRGC Asset and Two Local Operatives, Office of Public Affairs, November 8, 2024
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Murder-for-Hire Plot and Stalking a Journalist and Prominent Critic of the Iranian Government, Office of Public Affairs, January 28, 2026 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York)
Staten Island Man Sentenced for Murder-For-Hire Plot and Stalking a Journalist and Prominent Critic of the Iranian Government, Office of Public Affairs, May 27, 2026
Staten Island Man Sentenced For His Role In Plot To Stalk And Murder A Journalist And Prominent Critic Of The Iranian Government, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, May 27, 2026

Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).

Carlisle Rivera

Status: Sentenced (DOJ release, May 27, 2026)
From the DOJ release:: In January 2026, RIVERA was sentenced to 15 years in prison by Judge Liman, after previously having pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire.
Age: 49 (per DOJ release of November 7, 2024)
Charges as described by DOJ: charged with murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and money laundering conspiracy in connection with a plot to murder a U.S. citizen at the direction of the IRGC
Charging statutes: 18 U.S.C. § 1958; 18 U.S.C. § 1956
Charged or arrested: November 7, 2024
Sentencing: May 27, 2026
Sentence: 15 years in prison (DOJ, May 27, 2026)

Farhad Shakeri

Status: Charged (DOJ release, November 8, 2024)
From the DOJ release:: Shakeri Was Tasked by Iranian Regime with Surveilling and Plotting to Assassinate President-Elect Donald J. Trump Note : View the criminal complaint here .
Age: 51 (per DOJ release of November 7, 2024)
Charges as described by DOJ: charged with murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, money laundering conspiracy, conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and sanctions against the Government of Iran
Charging statutes: 18 U.S.C. § 1958; 18 U.S.C. § 1956; 18 U.S.C. § 2339B; 50 U.S.C. § 1705
Charged or arrested: November 7, 2024
Custody: DOJ describes the defendant as at large

Jonathan Loadholt

Status: Sentenced (DOJ release, May 27, 2026)
From the DOJ release:: At LOADHOLT’s residence, law enforcement agents recovered, among other things, more than two dozen rounds of ammunition. * * * In addition to the prison term, LOADHOLT, 37, of Staten Island, New York, was sentenced to three years of supervised release.
Age: 36 (per DOJ release of November 7, 2024)
Charges as described by DOJ: charged with murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and money laundering conspiracy in connection with a plot to murder a U.S. citizen at the direction of the IRGC
Charging statutes: 18 U.S.C. § 1958; 18 U.S.C. § 1956
Charged or arrested: November 7, 2024
Plea or verdict: January 28, 2026
Sentencing: May 27, 2026
Sentence: 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release (DOJ, May 27, 2026)

Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Carlisle Rivera and 2 others," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-rivera-2024/