SHAHRAM POURSAFI
Use of Interstate Commerce Facilities in the Commission of Murder for Hire; Providing and Attempting to Provide Material Support to Terrorists
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Aliases:
Shahram Porsafi, Shahram Pursafi, Mehdi Rezayi
Description
| Date(s) of Birth Used |
September 21, 1976 |
| Place of Birth |
Iran |
| Hair |
Black and White |
| Eyes |
Brown |
| Sex |
Male |
| Nationality |
Iranian |
| Languages |
Farsi |
Caution:
Shahram Poursafi is wanted for his alleged involvement in criminal activities to include material support to terrorism and the attempted murder for hire of a former high-ranking United States Government (USG) official. From October 2021 to April 2022, Iran-based Poursafi allegedly used encrypted, Internet-based messaging applications to hire criminal elements within the United States to murder a former USG official in Washington D.C. or Maryland, in exchange for $300,000 USD. Poursafi allegedly provided material support and resources to facilitate the attempted transnational killing of a person within the United States, an act of terrorism. Poursafi is a uniformed member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and is assessed to allegedly be working on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Qods Force (IRGC- QF) to hire US-based individuals to murder a former USG official.
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS
