A Mississippi businessman was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for orchestrating the contract killing of his 22-year-old daughter-in-law, whom he reportedly believed brought shame to his family because she was Black. Chiman Rai, 68, an Indian immigrant, was convicted by a Fulton County jury on Thursday of seven criminal…
A Pakistani national with connections to Iran has been federally indicted in New York for orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot targeting U.S. government officials. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the charges on Tuesday, highlighting the severity of the plot and the international ties of the accused. Asif Merchant, the accused, initially contacted a confidential source…