Fugitive Files

Case 060: Noori, Farahani, Sadeghi & Khazein


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They tracked her in New York.
They planned her escape route by boat.
Their mission? Bring her back to Iran—alive or dead.

In this chilling episode of Fugitive Files, we uncover a bold and disturbing operation allegedly carried out by four Iranian intelligence operatives: Omid Noori, Alireza Shahvaroghi Farahani, Kiya Sadeghi, and Mahmoud Khazein.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, these men were part of a state-sponsored plot to kidnap a U.S.-based journalist and human rights activist who had openly criticized the Iranian regime. The plan involved months of surveillance, targeted online harassment, and even detailed research into smuggling the victim out of the country by speedboat to Venezuela.

The indictment also accuses the group of money laundering and sanctions violations, all in the service of silencing dissent on behalf of Tehran’s intelligence apparatus.

We break down:

  • The journalist’s terrifying account

  • The surveillance tactics used in a Brooklyn neighborhood

  • The international escape strategy and how close they got

  • The DOJ’s full list of charges and active efforts to track them down

  • And the broader message: No critic of a regime is safe—not even in America

These four men remain wanted by the FBI, with warrants and rewards issued.
This isn’t just espionage. It’s a global warning.

This is Fugitive Files. Let’s get into it.

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Fugitive FilesBy SAM N