Murder-for-hire plot to assassinate Iranian dissident in NYC is lie cooked up by ‘pizza delivery hitman,’ lawyer claims
A lawyer for Polad Omarov — who received gaudy cake gifts touting his status in an eastern European gang — claimed would-be killer Khalid Mehdiyev lurked outside Masih Alinejad's Brooklyn home with an AK-47 in an elaborate "scam" to pocket $500,000 from the Iranian government.
